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"Orphans Gig and Rye Dolan don't have a penny to their names. The brothers work grueling, odd jobs each day just to secure a meal, and spend nights sleeping wherever they can with other day laborers. Twenty-three-year-old Gig is a passionate union man, fighting for fair pay and calling out the corrupt employers who exploit the working class. Eager to emulate his older brother, Rye follows suit, though he can't quite muster Gig's passion for the cause. But when Rye's turn on the soap box catches the eye of well-known activist and suffragette Elizabeth Gurley, he is swept into the world of…
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10 editions- Paperback · English · 2021Harper Perennial · 352 pages · 9780062868091
- Audiobook · English · 2020HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781799942542
- Paperback · English · 2020HarperLuxe · 528 pages · 9780063029699
- Audiobook · English · 2020Harpercollins · 1 pages · 9781799942559
- Hardcover · English · 2020Harper · 352 pages · 9780062868084
- Other · English · 2022Cold MillionsPenguin Books, Limited · 9780241985526
American literatureNew York Times reviewedFiction, historical, generalBrothers, fictionWashington (state), fictionFictionCoal minersLabor unions













