The Flivver King stands among the finest of modern American historical novels. It is history as it ought to be written - from the bottom up and the top down, with monumental sensitivity to the compromise and conflict between the two extremes. Its two stories - those of Henry Ford and Ford-worker Abner Shutt, unfold side by side, indeed dialectically. They are, in the end, one story: the saga of class and culture in 'Ford-America'. Workers and bosses, flappers and Klansmen, war and depression, Prohibition outlaws and high ...
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The Flivver King stands among the finest of modern American historical novels. It is history as it ought to be written - from the bottom up and the top down, with monumental sensitivity to the compromise and conflict between the two extremes. Its two stories - those of Henry Ford and Ford-worker Abner Shutt, unfold side by side, indeed dialectically. They are, in the end, one story: the saga of class and culture in 'Ford-America'. Workers and bosses, flappers and Klansmen, war and depression, Prohibition outlaws and high-society parties, unions and anti-union gun thugs - few aspects of American life in the first four decades of the last century are missing from this small masterpiece. The Flivver King sustains the same sure grasp of working class life which characterized Sinclair's earlier classic, The Jungle, but much less sentimentally and with a steadier focus on how alienated work breeds not only degradation but also resistance and revolt. Originally written in 1937 to aid the United Automobile Workers' organizing drive, The Flivver King answers the question "Why do we need a union?" with quiet eloquence. Kerr have reissued it as a great American novel and an important historical document, but most of all because that question has never gone away and is now more vital than ever. With an introduction from Steve Meyer.
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Good. The pages show normal wear and tear. There is light highlighting or handwriting throughout the book. The cover has visible markings and wear. Some corner dings. There are some creases on the spine The books is bent and the pages are wavy and curved Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 119 p. Audience: General/trade. VERY NICE COPY--VERY SLIGHT SHELF WARE--TEXT CLEAN AND TIGHT--GIFT--STILL HAS LOTS OF GREAT READS LEFT-PRICE STICKERS ON BACK COVER
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Used-Like New. Pages are in new and unused condition, Cover and/or pages are slightly Warped., Used Like New, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark.
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Very Good Condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Transportation; Automobiles & Vehicles. ISBN: 0882860542. ISBN/EAN: 9780882860541. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4991.
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Good + in None as issued jacket. Clean, solid copy with neat yellow highlighting throughout. Cover is glossy with minimal wear. Binding is tight and square; no creases to spine or cover. Books, box sets, and items other than standard jewel case CDs and DVDs that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.
