Description
The Strikers
Author: Goetze Jeter
Hardcover, in good condition. First edition (1937).
The Strikers is a 1937 social realist novel by Goetze Jeter that explores the human and social consequences of an industrial labor strike. Rather than focusing on union leaders or political ideology, Jeter presents a cross-section of ordinary factory workers and their families whose lives are disrupted when employees strike against management. As the conflict drags on and the factory owners ultimately close the plant rather than negotiate, the novel examines the financial hardship, emotional strain, divided loyalties, and moral dilemmas experienced by the community. Although set against the backdrop of labor unrest during the Great Depression, the book emphasizes the personal stories of its characters over political argument, portraying both the aspirations and disappointments of working-class Americans caught in a struggle between labor and capital. Contemporary reviewers noted that the novel was more sentimental and character-driven than overtly ideological, making it a human drama as much as a novel about industrial conflict. (kirkusreviews.com)
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