In Dubious Battle

NY: Covici Friede. (1936). A powerful novel of migrant farm workers rising up against landowners. Written at a time when much contemporary fiction was geared toward proletarian aspirations, Steinbeck's novel could have been a mere propaganda piece; instead, it is an exploration of ideals, social protest and social justice, and the relationship of mob behavior to individual values and, as such, still resonates with relevance decades later. This is a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy, and nearly impossible to find in this condition. In a custom clamshell box. . First Edition. Hardcover.