The Valley of Decision
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The Valley of Decision
| Author | Marcia Davenport |
|---|---|
| Published | 1942 |
| Pages | 779 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Marcia Davenport’s saga of three generations of a Pittsburgh steel family and the Irish housemaid bound to them, from the 1870s mills through the Homestead strike to the Second World War — a multi-generational novel whose engine is an industrial business. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @moseskagan — named in the replies when he asked on X “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)”, April 2025 — the answer that fits his brief most literally. Full list: What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
About this edition
The recommendation was just “Valley of Decision.” This card reads it as Davenport’s 1942 Pittsburgh steel saga rather than Edith Wharton’s 1902 novel of the same name, because the thread asked specifically for building and trade.
Connections
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Manufacturing — the Pittsburgh steel industry is the setting.
What links here
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