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2. The main action in the book takes place during the Free Speech riots of 1909 and 1910; of the years that follow, Rye observes, "I wondered if the whole world wasn’t collapsing. The news was all famine and influenza, murder and war, every day some fresh horror.” What parallels do you see to current events? Does the novel’s
Jess Walter has fashioned his eighth novel, “The Cold Millions, ” out of the free speech riots that erupted in Spokane, Wash., in the early years of the 20th century. The Industrial Workers of ...
Lem Brand describes Early Reston as a "detective posing as an anarchist or an anarchist posing as a detective. The stories you hear: that he's an agent who got in so deep he forgot which side he was on. Or that he was never on a side." Early Reston says of himself: "I'm on my side, Rye. Always have been.
Oct 28, 2020 · But now, with his new novel, “ The Cold Millions ,” Walter attempts to bring that same verve to the pitiless realm of Spokane, Wash., in 1909. Where once he satirized the meretricious appeal ...
Dec 7, 2020 · The Cold Millions is a timeless story of haves and have-nots, set against the backdrop of an early-20th-century America that eerily reflects our modern era. It’s a story of sacrifice, betrayal ...
- Suzanne Perez
Oct 6, 2020 · Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 15, 2023. Categories: GENERAL FICTION | HISTORICAL FICTION. Share your opinion of this book. Irresistible hobo brothers, an evil tycoon, a pregnant union organizer, a burlesque star, and a shady private eye light up a tale of the great Northwest in the early 20th century.
Nov 2, 2020 · Savvy. In ’01 two holdup men set up shop on the north end of Howard Bridge, like fairy tale ogres, robbing every wagon that crossed. When Sullivan came to arrest them, one man pulled a pistol ...
