Title:
The Last Ballad
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
375 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780571340699
Abstract:
Ella May Wiggins, a young mother desperately trying to hold her family together with the paltry nine dollars a week she earns from the textile mill two miles away, makes up her mind to join the labor union--a decision that will have lasting consequences for her children, her friends, her town, and all that she loves. Intertwining myriad voice, Cash brings to life the heartbreak and bravery of the now forgotten struggle of the labor movement in early twentieth-century America--and pays tribute to the thousands of heroic women and men who risked their lives to win basic rights for all workers"
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Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
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Searching... | 35000000009151 | PS3603.A86525 L37 2017 | Open Access Book | Creative Book | Searching... |
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Summary
Summary
From a prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author, The Last Ballad is a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression, with the emotional power of Cold Mountain and The Secret Scripture .
Author Notes
Wiley Cash is the prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home and This Dark Road to Mercy . He and his wife live in Wilmington, North Carolina.
