It’s a pretty realistic story about organizing a strike among California orchard workers in the 1930s. The main character has just recently joined the communist party and he goes with a more experienced cadre to learn how to organize a strike through salting. I believe Steinbeck interviewed a few communist strike organizers in preparation for this book and tried to portray them very authentically. The book itself is also written in the 30’s so it is like a (fictional) snapshot portraying its own time. The author of course has a bit of his own spin on things but I found it to be a very interesting book.
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck.
It’s a pretty realistic story about organizing a strike among California orchard workers in the 1930s. The main character has just recently joined the communist party and he goes with a more experienced cadre to learn how to organize a strike through salting. I believe Steinbeck interviewed a few communist strike organizers in preparation for this book and tried to portray them very authentically. The book itself is also written in the 30’s so it is like a (fictional) snapshot portraying its own time. The author of course has a bit of his own spin on things but I found it to be a very interesting book.