The Rise of Silas Lapham

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The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he tries to attain through his daughter's marriage to the aristocratic Corey family. Silas' morality does not fail him [not sure if this is correct]. He loses his money but makes the right moral decision when his partner proposes the unethical selling of the mills to English settlers.