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Fire in the Hole
Sybil Downing
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Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
The award-winning Fire in the Hole is the tale of a young widowed lawyer swept up in the violence of the famous Colorado coal strike of 1913-1914 known to history as the Ludlow Massacre. Opposed by the coal companies, the union, Wall Street, and the federal government, Alex hatches a scheme involving the president to overturn martial law and settle the strike. A gripping tale of a woman who dares to go beyond the conventions of the day to find freedom and justice amid a power struggle so terrifying it would wrench the nation's conscience for decades.
The award-winning Fire in the Hole is the tale of a young widowed lawyer swept up in the violence of the famous Colorado coal strike of 1913-1914 known to history as the Ludlow Massacre. Opposed by the coal companies, the union, Wall Street, and the federal government, Alex hatches a scheme involving the president to overturn martial law and settle the strike. A gripping tale of a woman who dares to go beyond the conventions of the day to find freedom and justice amid a power struggle so terrifying it would wrench the nation's conscience for decades.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Colorado, United States
ISBN
9780870815157
SKU
V9780870815157
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sybil Downing
Sybil Downing is a fourth-generation Coloradan and the award-winning author of numerous books, including Fire in the Hole, Ladies of the Goldfield Stock Exchange, and Tom Patterson: Colorado Crusader for Change. She is the co-founder of Women Writing the West and serves on the National Advisory Committee for the Women of the West Museum.
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