First published 1993
As factories shutter and despair grips the nation, Pittsburgh steelworker John Waskowitz and his family are among the millions jobless in 1929. Driven to the brink, John sets off on a harrowing trek, searching factory after factory for any glimmer of work. Amid the devastation, John and his fellow unemployed Americans rise up, demanding government action to alleviate their suffering. This gripping true story captures the human stakes of economic collapse and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of crisis.
Genres: american-fiction, 20th-century, economics, biography-memoir, activism, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: human-spirit, resilience
Setting: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Period: 1929
Library Binding · Heinemann/Raintree