In Dubious Battle
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. The central figure of the story is an activist for "the Party" (the American Communist Party, although it is never specifically named in the novel) who is organizing a major strike by the workers, seeking thus to attract followers to his cause. In Steinbeck's obituary, the New York Times said that "Although the writer's sympathies were clearly with the strikers...
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Details
- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10955
- Title
- In Dubious Battle
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Publisher
- Covici Friede Inc.
- Place of Publication
- N. Y.
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, CALIFORNIA, LABOR, AGRICULTURE, FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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- Spine
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