The cold millions : a novel

Walter, Jess 1965- (author.).

Summary: "Orphans Gig and Rye Dolan don't have a penny to their names. The brothers work grueling, odd jobs each day just to secure a meal, and spend nights sleeping wherever they can with other day laborers. Twenty-three-year-old Gig is a passionate union man, fighting for fair pay and calling out the corrupt employers who exploit the working class. Eager to emulate his older brother, Rye follows suit, though he can't quite muster Gig's passion for the cause. But when Rye's turn on the soap box catches the eye of well-known activist and suffragette Elizabeth Gurley, he is swept into the world of labor activism--and dirty business. With his brother's life on the line, Rye must evade the barbaric police force, maneuver his way out of the clutches of a wealthy businessman--and figure out for himself what he truly stands for. The Cold Millions is a stunning portrait of class division and familial bonds. In this masterful historical take on the enduring saga of America's economic divide, Jess Walter delivers nothing less than another "literary miracle" (NPR)"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780062868084
ISBN: 006286808X
ISBN: 9780063041271
ISBN: 0063041278
ISBN: 9780241374580
ISBN: 0241374588
ISBN: 9780063029699
ISBN: 0063029693
ISBN: 9780062868107
ISBN: 9781799942542
ISBN: 1799942546
Physical Description: print
342 pages : map ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020