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  • FOLLY. by Brady, Maureen.
    Brady, Maureen.
    FOLLY.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Trumansburg, NY: Crossing Press, (1982). First edition - The author's second novel - " Set in a Carolina mill town, the novel blends the story of a union organising strike by Black and white working-class women who sew in the local factory with the personal struggles of their daily lives." 197 pp. ISBN: 0-895940906.

    Condition: Very good (some sunning to the spine)

    Book ID: 64958
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  • SWEET THUNDER. by Doig, Ivan.
    Doig, Ivan.
    SWEET THUNDER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Riverhead Books, 2013. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 1920s Butte, Montana, where Morrie Morgan has been drawn back by a quirky bequest which leads to his becoming the editor of 'The Thunder' the fledging union newspaper daring to stand up to the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. 305 pp.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68841
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  • 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
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  • WAITING FOR THE NEWS. by Litwak, Leo (1924-2018)
    Litwak, Leo (1924-2018)
    WAITING FOR THE NEWS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's second novel, set in Detroit between 1938-1943 against the background of the Nazi advance across Europe. The story of a labor organizer whose life is first threatened, and then he is murdered. Inspired by the life of Isaac Litwak, his father, a union leader. Boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper to "Ann and Abe... friends of my Dad and Ma." An uncommon signature. Cover praise from Herbert Gold and others. 312 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good minus dust jacket (tear to back cover of dj, some scratching and toning, now protected by an archival cover).

    Book ID: 84168
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