On the Line

On the Line
ISBN-10
0252060555
ISBN-13
9780252060557
Series
On the Line
Category
Fiction
Pages
247
Language
English
Published
1985
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Harvey Swados

Description

A classic of the literature of work, On the Line reveals the essential vision of a writer who, almost alone of his generation, portrayed America's families and factories with empathy, compassion, and intelligence. Swados's important essay "The Myth of the Happy Worker" has been included as an appendix.

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