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What happens to Frank Cowperwood after he is sent to prison in The Financier?
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Theodore Dreiser
His first published novel Sister Carrie had a limited printing because of the controversial subject matter.
In Theodore Dreiser's novel The Financier, the protagonist Frank Cowperwood is imprisoned for a little more than a year after his mistress's father ruins him. Following his release, Cowperwood successfully recoups his fortune during the financial panic of 1873 and subsequently relocates to Chicago to continue his career.1