Description
One of the best novels ever to portray the lives of American Communist activists, The Great Midland is a story of love and radical politics set just before World War II. It was published in 1948, when cold-war hysteria engulfed the United States; the publisher subsequently tried to pretend the book did not exist, and review media and bookstores ignored it.
The book vividly depicts the multiracial and multiethnic alliances that developed as Chicago railroad workers struggled to organize. It presents some of its narrative through the complex consciousness of Stephanie Koviak, a young, first-generation Polish-American.
One of the most compelling and sympathetic novels ever to portray the lives of American Communist activists
Book Information
ISBN 9780252065644
Author Alexander Saxton
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint University of Illinois Press
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Weight(grams) 367g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 23mm
The book vividly depicts the multiracial and multiethnic alliances that developed as Chicago railroad workers struggled to organize. It presents some of its narrative through the complex consciousness of Stephanie Koviak, a young, first-generation Polish-American.
One of the most compelling and sympathetic novels ever to portray the lives of American Communist activists
Book Information
ISBN 9780252065644
Author Alexander Saxton
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint University of Illinois Press
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Weight(grams) 367g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 23mm
