An essay is presented on American novelist and Indiana native Newton Booth Tarkington. It offers a background on the life and works of Tarkington, who is considered one of the best American writers in history, although a lack of literature on Tarkington's biography was mentioned. The author lauds the work of Tarkington, "The Magnificent Ambersons," which made its way on the list of the top 100 novels of the 20th century and won a Pulitzer Prize.