Finding the house in a state of disarray, Temmie assumes the responsibility of cleaning it Judith seems incapable of helping her with household chores. Temmie's wily personality and vigor resemble that of her namesake, Tamar Oakes, the daughter of Captain Oakes. Following the death of her mother, Judith's niece Tamar Pring arrives at the Oakes home. Through time, the mansion, the property and the family have degenerated. The house and the land are passed along from generation to generation and are eventually inherited by Judith Oakes. After discovering that the home of his childhood is currently owned by Polish immigrants, he and his daughter Candace, an architect, find what she calls "the most beautiful house in America." True says it is the home of the Oakes family, built by Captain Orrange Oakes in the early 18th century. True Baldwin, a millionaire, unnerved by the stock market crash of 1929 is advised to return to the Connecticut farm of his youth in order to buy land to till for his health. According to the story, Christopher Wren, who helped design the Oakes family mansion, said Connecticut has "a kind of American beauty," resembling Kent but possessing larger and higher landscapes. The title comes from a line within the book. Set in the Housatonic region of Connecticut, the story, spanning the years 1700 to 1930, relates the steady decline of the Oakes family and their property, as well as their tense relations with Polish immigrants. American Beauty is a 1931 novel by American author Edna Ferber first published by Doubleday Doran.
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