Free Air is a 1919 novel written by Sinclair Lewis. A silent film adaptation of the novel was also released on April 30, 1922. The film starred Tom Douglas as Milt Daggett and Marjorie Seaman as Claire Boltwood.
"This cheerful little road novel, published in 1919, is about Claire Boltwood, who, in the early days of the 20th century, travels by automobile from New York City to the Pacific Northwest, where she falls in love with a nice, down-to-earth young man and gives up her snobbish Estate." (From the Book Stub)
From a critical perspective, Free Air is consistent with Sinclair Lewiss lean towards egalitarian politics, which he displays in his other works (most notably in It Cant Happen Here). Examples of his politics in Free Air are found in Lewiss emphasis on the heroic role played by the books protagonist, Milt Dagget, a working class everyman type. Conversely, Lewis presents nearly every upper-class character in Claire Boltwoods world (including her railroad-mogul father) as snobby elitists. The story also champions the democratic nature of the automobile versus the
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