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In Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. The central figure of the story is an activist attempting to organize abused laborers in order to gain fair wages and working conditions.
In Dubious Battle is a 2016 drama film directed and produced by James Franco, loosely based on John Steinbeck's 1936 novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Matt Rager.
Feb 17, 2017 · In Dubious Battle: Directed by James Franco. With Nat Wolff, James Franco, Vincent D'Onofrio, Selena Gomez. An activist gets caught up in the labor movement for farm workers in California during the 1930s.
Feb 17, 2017 · “In Dubious Battle” is the story of the working class during the Depression, striking against an increasingly cruel establishment in ways that would lead to the formation of workers’ rights, including a minimum wage.
Feb 17, 2017 · In California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise up against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own, stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the ...
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At once a relentlessly fast-paced, admirably observed novel of social unrest and the story of a young man’s struggle for identity, In Dubious Battle is set in the California apple country, where a strike by migrant workers against rapacious landowners spirals out of control.
In Dubious Battle is a classic novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1936. Set in the apple orchards of rural California, the novel follows the story of a migrant worker's strike and the attempt of 'the party' (an unnamed representation of the American Communist Party or a similar organisation) to organise, bolster and provide ...
