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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aGreene, Homer,
_d1853-1940
245 1 4 _aThe unhallowed harvest
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-06-12
508 _aDonald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Unhallowed Harvest" by Homer Greene is a social commentary novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the Reverend Robert Bruce Farrar, who finds himself embroiled in a court case involving a working-class family, the Bradleys, after the husband suffers a life-altering injury at work. Through the lens of this legal struggle, the narrative explores themes of social justice, inequality, and the human condition. At the start of the novel, the Reverend Farrar attends a courtroom trial where a negligence case is being decided against the Malleson Manufacturing Company. He is particularly interested in the case due to the human elements involved, namely the struggles of the injured worker, John Bradley, and the emotional turmoil faced by his wife, Mary. As the court proceedings unfold, it becomes clear that while the law is being upheld, a greater moral injustice may be at play, as the ruling favors the corporation despite its negligence. Mary Bradley’s fierce determination to fight for her husband’s dignity and their family's rights highlights the stark divide between the wealthy and the working class, setting the stage for further developments in their lives and in the socio-economic landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: George W. Jacobs & Company, 1917
653 _aClergy -- Fiction
653 _aStrikes and lockouts -- Fiction
653 _aSocialism -- Fiction
653 _aCapitalism -- Fiction
653 _aInterpersonal relations -- Fiction
653 _aIndustrial relations -- Fiction
653 _aMills and mill-work -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70967
999 _c111693
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