The Rising Tide

The Rising Tide is a historical fiction novel written by Margaret Deland. The story is set in the early 20th century and follows the lives of two families living in a small town in Massachusetts. The main characters are Marcia and David, who come from very different backgrounds. Marcia is the daughter of a wealthy businessman, while David is the son of a struggling farmer.As the story unfolds, the town begins to experience a series of changes that will have a profound impact on the lives of its residents. A new factory is built, bringing with it new job opportunities and economic growth. However, as the town becomes more prosperous, tensions begin to rise between the rich and the poor.The novel explores themes of class, social change, and the struggle for power and influence. It also delves into the personal lives of the characters, as they navigate their own relationships and desires amidst the larger societal shifts taking place around them.Overall, The Rising Tide is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that provides a vivid portrayal of life in a small American town during a time of great change.1915. With frontispiece by F. Walter Taylor. The novel begins: A single car-track ran through Payton Street, and over it, once in a while, a small car jogged along, drawn by two mules. Thirty years ago Payton Street had been shocked by the intrusion upon its gentility of a thing so noisy and vulgar as a street-car; but now, when the rest of the town was shuttled with trolleys and clamorous with speed, it seemed to itself an oasis of silence. Its gentility had ebbed along ago. The big houses, standing a little back from the sidewalk, were given over to lodgers or small businesses. Indeed, the Paytons were the only people left who belonged to Payton Street�������s past-and there was a barber shop next door to them, and a livery-stable across the street. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.