{"product_id":"joe-hill-a-biographical-novel-paperback","title":"Joe Hill: A Biographical Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWallace Stegner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWallace Stegner's remarkable portrait of Joe Hill, the man and the legend: from his entrance into the Industrial Workers of the World union, the most militant organization in the history of American labor, to his trial, imprisonment, and final martyrdom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending fact with fiction, Wallace Stegner retells the story of Joe Hill--the Wobbly bard who became the stuff of legend when, in 1915, he was executed for the alleged murder of a Salt Lake City businessman. Organizer, agitator, \"Labor's Songster\"--a rebel from the skin inwards, with an absolute faith in the One Big Union--Joe Hill fought tirelessly in the frequently violent battles between organized labor and industry. But though songs and stories still vaunt him, and his legend continues to inspire those who feel the injustices he fought against, Joe Hill may not have been a saintly crusader and may have been motivated by impulses darker than the search for justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWallace Stegner (1909-1993) was the author of, among other novels, \u003ci\u003eRemembering Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e, 1937; \u003ci\u003eThe Big Rock Candy Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, 1943; \u003ci\u003eJoe Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, 1950; \u003ci\u003eAll the Little Live Things\u003c\/i\u003e, 1967 (Commonwealth Club Gold Medal); \u003ci\u003eA Shooting Star\u003c\/i\u003e, 1961; \u003ci\u003eAngle of Repose\u003c\/i\u003e, 1971 (Pulitzer Prize); \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, 1976 (National Book Award, 1977); \u003ci\u003eRecapitulation, \u003c\/i\u003e 1979; and \u003ci\u003eCrossing to Safety\u003c\/i\u003e, 1987. His nonfiction includes \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Hundredth Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e, 1954; \u003ci\u003eWolf Willow\u003c\/i\u003e, 1963; \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Mountain Water\u003c\/i\u003e (essays), 1969; \u003ci\u003eThe Uneasy Chair: A Biography of Bernard DeVoto\u003c\/i\u003e, 1974; and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West\u003c\/i\u003e (1992). Three of his short stories have won O. Henry Prizes, and in 1980 he received the Robert Kirsch Award from the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e for his lifetime literary achievements. His \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453267525810,"sku":"9780525435419","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9d65e2570e4372e32f753ae6c8b4ec53.webp?v=1778825518","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/joe-hill-a-biographical-novel-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}