Witnesses to the struggle : imaging the 1930s California labor movement

Loftis, Anne 1922- (author.).

Summary: In Witnesses to the Struggle, Anne Loftis focuses on the work and activities of John Steinbeck, Carey McWilliams, Paul Taylor, and Dorothea Lange, who brought the story of California's labor struggles to the rest of the country. The realism and documentary expression of their art grew out of their personal involvement in the problems of society, and Loftis explores the lasting influence of their work as well as its remarkably immediate impact. One of Steinbeck's unintended legacies was his treatment of California farm workers as victims - the simple pawns of larger forces. In her study, Loftis reveals that the workers were not victims, but rather the strong and resourceful creators of their own histories.

Record details

ISBN: 9780874174502
ISBN: 0874174503
ISBN: 9780874173055
ISBN: 0874173051
ISBN: 9780874174403
ISBN: 0874174406
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, [1998]
Copyright: ©1998

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-229) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 -- Shadows in the Land of Sunshine; 2 -- The Strikes, the Partisans, and the Press; 3 -- Arbitration and Analysis; 4 -- "A Wildly Stirring Story": Steinbeck's Interpretation; 5 -- The Conversion of Carey McWilliams; 6 -- Raids and Reaction; 7 -- The Trial; 8 -- Literary Repercussions; 9 -- Following the Forgotten Americans; 10 -- Paul Taylor Finds a Photographer; 11 -- The Road to The Grapes of Wrath; 12 -- Voices from the Battlements; 13 -- "Something Must Be Done, and Done Soon!"; 14 -- Aftermath; Notes.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Language Note:	English.
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Source of Description Note:	Print version record.