Jimmie Higgins (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161437690)

Jimmie Higgins is a novel written by Sinclair Lewis, first published in 1919. The story is set in the small town of Buddington, where Jimmie Higgins, a socialist and labor organizer, is trying to rally the working-class people to fight for their rights against the wealthy capitalists who control the town. Jimmie is a hardworking, honest man who believes in the power of the people to make change. He becomes involved in a strike at the local factory and is arrested for his efforts. While in jail, Jimmie meets a fellow prisoner, a wealthy businessman who has been arrested for embezzlement. The two men strike up an unlikely friendship, and the businessman begins to see the world through Jimmie's eyes. As the strike continues, tensions rise and violence erupts. Jimmie struggles to keep the peace and maintain the workers' resolve, but he is ultimately betrayed by one of his own. The novel is a powerful commentary on the class struggle in America and the need for solidarity among the working class. It is a classic work of American literature that remains relevant to this day.Jimmie Higgins was beside himself with excitement. He danced about and waved his cap, he shouted himself hoarse, he almost yielded to the impulse to jump upon a pile of lumber and make a speech himself. Presently came Comrades Gerrity and Mary Allen, who had got wind of the trouble, and had loaded a whole edition of the Worker into a Ford; so Jimmie turned newsboy, selling these papers, hundreds of them, until his pockets were bursting with the weight of pennies and nickels.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Upton Sinclair
ISBN-10: 116143769X
ISBN-13: 9781161437690
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.63d