Joseph Zalmonah, a novel
Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1893. Hardcover. iii, 365p., first edition, original decorated cloth binding with edge wear, front hinge cracked else good condition. *Wright III. 3125.
"A badly written but interesting portrayal of early struggles to organize Jewish garment workers in New York City's lower East Side. The lively Yiddish theater plays an important role in dramatizing the demands of the strikers among the immigrants." * Fay Blake, The strike in the American novel p. 219, where she goes on to note that the novel is unusual for it's portrayal of "a completely sincere and dedicated union organizer."
Cat.No: 294153
Price: $65.00
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1890S, Gay 90s, Gay Nineties,
Garment Trades,
Immigration,
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Labor - American,
New York City,
Yiddish
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