strike

Criteria:
  • Keyword = strike
Page:1Modify search
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
  • BAREFOOT MAN. by Grubb, Davis (1919-1980)
    Grubb, Davis (1919-1980)
    BAREFOOT MAN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - Ninth novel by this West Virginia author, best known for 'The Night of the Hunter.' Like most of his novels, this is set in the 1930s during the Depression in the mining country of West Virginia. Farjeon, driven from his farm, wanders into the town of Glory, only to have his young pregnant wife killed in a clash between the striking miners and the strikebreakers. 350 pp. ISBN: 0-671208217.

    Condition: Very near fine in navy blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a near fine dustjacket (small chip to upper edge of back cover of dj)

    Book ID: 86855
    View cart More details Price: $28.50
  • LA HUELGA DE LOS OBREROS DE LA CARNE CONTRA LA HORMEL EN AUSTIN, MINNESOTA, 1985-86. by Halstead, Fred
    Halstead, Fred
    LA HUELGA DE LOS OBREROS DE LA CARNE CONTRA LA HORMEL EN AUSTIN, MINNESOTA, 1985-86.

    Edition: First printing, a slim pamphlet.

    New York: Pathfinder Press, (1986). First edition - Text in Spanish. Illustrated with photographs. Includes a brief chronology. 53 pp plus 2 pp ads. ISBN: 0-873484908.

    Condition: Fine in stapled illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 66120
    View cart More details Price: $12.50
  • THE SCAPEGOAT. by Settle, Mary Lee
    Settle, Mary Lee
    THE SCAPEGOAT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this National Book Award winning writer, one which traces the fall of a West Virginia town that was first made rich by coal, then corrupted and destroyed by it. Set in 1912, this takes place during one fateful day in a coal miners' strike in which relatives of the Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, confront one another on opposing sides of the dispute, and violence ensues when Mother Jones, leader of the striking miners, calls for action in a community devastated by Southern resignation and by guilt associated with selling out to Eastern investors. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-394504771.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 89686
    View cart More details Price: $17.50