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Synopsis
'Oak Park, where Hemingway spent his childhood and adolescence, ...had an influential role in shaping the man and the writer. His volume of fresh and insightful essays provides extended and focused discussion of issues central to Hemingway's literary identity. -- Susan F. Beegel, The Hemingway Review
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Recounts the background and events of a labor conflict that claimed more the 100 lives in Colorado coal country. The conflict began in 1913, when explosions at two mines killed some 400 workers. The United Mineworkers' Union infiltrated the company towns, and 13,000 striking miners and their families established a tent colony near Ludlow. On Easter in 1914, the tents were set afire, killing many women and children. Includes b&w photos. The author was the Democratic Party candidate in the 1972 presidential election. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)