The Magnificent Ambersons
What causes the collapse of the Amberson fortune in the novel, The Magnificent Ambersons?
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The Amberson fortune collapses as a result of the pollution smirching the city's center, which drove already depressed property values to almost nothing.
The Magnificent Ambersons