Burning Valley
| Year of Publication |
1953
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
288 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Contributors |
Author:
Phillip Bonosky |
| Publisher |
Masses & Mainstream
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| City |
New York
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| Abstract |
A semi-autobiographical novel about Benedict Bulmanis, 15-year-old son of a Lithuanian steelworker, who feels a vocation to the Roman Catholic priesthood, yet he is torn by local politics as workers fight to organize and counter their mill's expansion.
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| Author Biography |
Phillip Bonosky (1916-2013) was born, raised, and worked in steel in Duquesne, Allegheny County before being blacklisted because of his Communist Party membership. He also belonged to the United Steelworkers.
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| Time |
1920s-30s
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