Iron City
| Year of Publication |
1951
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
255 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Contributors |
Author:
Lloyd L. [Louis] Brown |
| Publisher |
Masses & Mainstream
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| City |
New York
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| Abstract |
Lonnie James, 23, a laid-off black steelworker is falsely accused, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder of a white drugstore owner. Feeling failed by his court-appointed lawyers, Lonnie seeks the help of three black inmates jailed for being Communist Party labor organizers, who smuggle messages to an outside defense committee.
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| Notes |
Settings are disguised as follows: Allegheny County is Monongahela County; Pittsburgh is Iron City; Allegheny County Jail (1886) is Monongahela County Jail; McKeesport is Kanesport.
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| Author Biography |
Lloyd L. Brown (1913-2003), born in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a labor organizer for the Communist Party and editor of Communist publications.
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| Time |
1940
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