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The worst of times by James Lincoln Collier · Booklabria

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The worst of times

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The worst of times

Name: The worst of times
Author: James Lincoln Collier

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First published: 2000
Language: English
Editions: 2

Synopsis

In the early 1930s in Chicago, twelve-year-old Petey's family faces poverty and internal strife after his father loses his job, while, at the same time, his wealthy, older cousin takes on the dangerous work of a union organizer.

Subjects: History
Family problems
Poverty
Depressions
Labor unions
Great Depression, 1929-1939
Set in: Chicago
Illinois
Time: 20th Century; 1929

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