Wednesday, September 06, 2006

A story about "Red Harvest (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)"

by Dashiell Hammett

Recently, I’ve needed some escapist literature to get my mind off life before going to sleep at night. A friend of mine has loaned me a few potboilers for this purpose. I’m starting with Red Harvest, by Dashiell Hammett. Right off the bat, there’s mention of the Wobblies and the I.W.W. (Industrial Workers of the World). Thus, it is a very fitting segue from The Twentieth Century: A People’s History.

I read the first chapter last night, and fell asleep soon after.

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