The Man Higher Up: A Story of the Fight Which Is Life and the Force Which Is Love
| Title | The Man Higher Up: A Story of the Fight Which Is Life and the Force Which Is Love |
| Year of Publication | 1910 |
| Publication Type | Novel |
| Number of Pages or Episodes | 402 p. |
| Language | English |
| Authors | Miller, Henry Russell |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill |
| City | Indianapolis |
| Keywords | Irish Americans; machine politics; newspaper boys; political corruption; rags-to-riches |
| Abstract | Tenement outcast Robert “Bob” McAdoo ascends from newsboy to political boss to mayor of Pittsburgh. The novel shed light on graft in city politics, detailing specific methods of corruption, but, according to the Pittsburgh Press, “[n]o exact parallels can be drawn between the characters and incidents in the books and those of real life.” |
| Author Biography | Henry Russell Miller (1880-1955), born in Sydney, Ohio and raised in Allegheny City, Allegheny County, was an attorney and novelist. |
| Time | 1880s-1910s |
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