The Land of Plenty |
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| Author:
| Cantwell, Robert |
| Introduction by:
| Walter, Jess |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9881725-6-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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A labor strike at a lumber mill divides a town based on the author's hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. "The Land of Plenty" portrays the blue-collar workers' struggle for existence and depicts, with sensitivity and compassion, workers and owners alike in their poverty, depravity, and their ultimate goodness. "The Land of Plenty" created a political firestorm when it was published to great success in 1935. Long out -f-print, one of the most graphically exciting novels of the Thirties...
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A labor strike at a lumber mill divides a town based on the author's hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. "The Land of Plenty" portrays the blue-collar workers' struggle for existence and depicts, with sensitivity and compassion, workers and owners alike in their poverty, depravity, and their ultimate goodness. "The Land of Plenty" created a political firestorm when it was published to great success in 1935. Long out -f-print, one of the most graphically exciting novels of the Thirties and a lost classic of American history is available again through Pharos Editions. Selected and Introduced by Jess Walter ("Beautiful Ruins, The Financial Lives of the Poets").