· Blending fact with fiction in this masterful historical novel, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegner retells the story of Joe Hill—the Wobbly bard and labor activist who became the stuff of legend when, in , he was executed for the alleged murder of a 5/5(1). Blending fact with fiction in this masterful historical novel, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegner retells the story of Joe Hill—the Wobbly bard and labor activist who became the stuff of legend when, in , he was executed for the alleged murder of a Salt Lake City businessman/5(26). · The story of the man himself and the legend his execution launched would’ve been part of the world in which Stegner grew up. In he published The Preacher and the Slave, a blending of fiction and historical fact that was unique at the time. Published by Doubleday, the title was changed to simply Joe Hill. The story captures the grit and struggle of the labor movement of the time, when the Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.
Joe Hill () af Wallace Stegner. Medlemmer: Anmeldelser: Popularitet: Gennemsnitlig vurdering: Omtaler: 6: 90, () 29 "First published as The preacher and the slave." alle medlemmer. Read "Joe Hill A Biographical Novel" by Wallace Stegner available from Rakuten Kobo. Blending fact with fiction in this masterful historical novel, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Ste. Blending fact with fiction, Wallace Stegner retells the story of Joe Hill—the Wobbly bard who became the stuff of legend when, in , he was executed for the alleged murder of a Salt Lake City businessman. Organizer, agitator, "Labor's Songster"—a rebel from the skin inwards, with an absolute faith in the One Big Union—Joe Hill fought.
Blending fact with fiction in this masterful historical novel, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegner retells the story of Joe Hill—the Wobbly bard and labor activist who became the stuff of legend when, in , he was executed for the alleged murder of a Salt Lake City. Wallace Stegner's novel attempts to strip away the layers of mythology created around songwriter, artist and organiser Joe Hill. Taciturn Swedish sailor, fervent Wobbly, possible murderer, victim of conspiracy and, ultimately, willing martyr - all these aspects of the legendary Trade Unionist are explored in an effort to get to grips with the "real" Joe Hill. Stegner's historical novel concerning Joe Hill is a sympathetic look at the radical labor movement of the first decade of the 20th century, and, at the same time, a complex and nuanced study of Joe Hill(strom) himself.
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