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The Harbor

Gelesen von Tom Weiss

(4,095 Sterne; 21 Bewertungen)

The Harbor was written in 1915 by Ernest Poole. The novel is considered by many to be one of Poole’s best efforts even though his book, The Family won a Pulitzer Prize. The Harbor is a fictional account of life on a Brooklyn waterfront through the eyes of Billy as he is growing up. The novel starts with Billy the child, living on the harbor with his father, mother, and sister, Sue. During this time he also meets Eleanor who, at that time, he considers to be strange. She later becomes an important character in the novel. His father owns a shipping business, is hard-working, and can think of little else. As a young man, Billy begins to detest the harbor and longs for escape to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a writer and avoiding his father’s business. With his mother’s blessing, he takes flight to Paris to hone his trade. While in Paris, he meets Joe Kramer (J.K.) and a sometimes stormy relationship begins. J.K. forces him to confront human situations that Billy would prefer to close his eyes to. Billy eventually returns to the harbor after some years and recognizes changes are taking place in the harbor, and in his life. The harbor becomes a subject for his writing and his personal relationships. His attitude about the harbor begins to evolve. Throughout the novel, J.K. continues to make appearances in Billy’s life, challenging him to write about things as they really are and not as Billy’s world of comfort shows them to be. Billy’s life is changed when the harbor goes on strike and he becomes involved in the labor movement. What more can be said about a book that starts with the words, “You Chump!”? (Summary by Tom Weiss) (0 hr 49 min)

Chapters

01 - Book 1, Chapter 1

15:02

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02 - Book 1, Chapter 2

22:16

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03 - Book 1, Chapter 3

17:36

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04 - Book 1, Chapter 4

20:52

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05 - Book 1, Chapter 5

24:40

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06 - Book 1, Chapter 6

19:24

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07 - Book 1, Chapter 7

13:32

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08 - Book 1, Chapter 8

8:15

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09 - Book 1, Chapter 9

10:30

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10 - Book 1, Chapter 10

19:19

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11 - Book 1, Chapter 11

18:52

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12 - Book 1, Chapter 12

5:00

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13 - Book 2, Chapter 1

8:07

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14 - Book 2, Chapter 2

15:17

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15 - Book 2, Chapter 3

6:42

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16 - Book 2, Chapter 4

15:08

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17 - Book 2, Chapter 5

10:37

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18 - Book 2, Chapter 6

11:36

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19 - Book 2, Chapter 7

10:34

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20 - Book 2, Chapter 8

12:55

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21 - Book 2, Chapter 9

10:41

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22 - Book 2, Chapter 10

17:46

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23 - Book 2, Chapter 11

23:41

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24 - Book 2, Chapter 12

7:24

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25 - Book 2, Chapter 13

13:42

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26 - Book 2, Chapter 14

8:13

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27 - Book 2, Chapter 15

16:36

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28 - Book 2, Chapter 16

14:36

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29 - Book 2, Chapter 17

12:28

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30 - Book 2, Chapter 18

8:41

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31 - Book 2, Chapter 19

19:36

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32 - Book 3, Chapter 1

13:36

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33 - Book 3, Chapter 2

14:32

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34 - Book 3, Chapter 3

4:47

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35 - Book 3, Chapter 4

10:29

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36 - Book 3, Chapter 5

17:14

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37 - Book 3, Chapter 6

18:14

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38 - Book 3, Chapter 7

15:29

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39 - Book 3, Chapter 8

15:39

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40 - Book 3, Chapter 9

9:25

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41 - Book 3, Chapter 10

24:02

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42 - Book 3, Chapter 11

19:31

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43 - Book 3, Chapter 12

19:21

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44 - Book 3, Chapter 13

19:25

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45 - Book 3, Chapter 14

20:03

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46 - Book 3, Chapter 15

16:48

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47 - Book 3, Chapter 16

11:30

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48 - Book 3, Chapter 17

13:46

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49 - Book 4, Chapter 1

12:44

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50 - Book 4, Chapter 2

8:13

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51 - Book 4, Chapter 3

9:17

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52 - Book 4, Chapter 4

10:26

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53 - Book 4, Chapter 5

6:11

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54 - Book 4, Chapter 6

19:12

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Bewertungen

"The Harbor" by Ernest Poole

(4,5 Sterne)

A story of the turbulent time of change and new ideas at the beginning of the 20th Century as seen through the eyes of journalist Bill as he is involved with and writes about New York Harbour and the top and bottom strata of society and the clash between them. Bill's relationship with Eleanor, who becomes his wife, and Joe Cramer, an old friend, provides the human interest through the story. The story is professionally narated by Tom Weiss.