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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aLeslie, Emma,
_d1838-1909
245 1 4 _aThe seed she sowed
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-08-05
520 _a"The Seed She Sowed: A Tale of the Great Dock Strike" by Emma Leslie is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the struggles faced by the Chaplin family during a time of economic hardship, particularly focusing on young Winny Chaplin, who is confined to her bed due to illness but remains a beacon of hope and positivity for her family and neighbors as they navigate the challenges of poverty, work insecurity, and social injustice at the docks. The opening portion of the novel introduces Winny and her family, particularly her efforts to make their home welcoming despite their financial struggles. We see the familial bond and the hope that defines their lives, set against the backdrop of their father's meager earnings as a dockworker and the imminent threat of eviction due to unpaid rent. Winny’s character is depicted as compassionate and wise beyond her years, providing emotional support to those around her while grappling with her health issues. The narrative hints at larger social themes, such as labor rights and class struggle, which are likely to unfold further in the story as the dock strike becomes a central element of the plot. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Blackie and Son Limited, 1891
653 _aStrikes and lockouts -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aLondon (England) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aDocks -- England -- London -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74190
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