Mrs. Beautiful
Author | Lester Goran |
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Country | USA |
Language | English |
Publisher | |
Publication date | 1985 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 239 |
ISBN | 0-88282-010-9 |
OCLC | 11784725 |
Mrs. Beautiful is an historical novel by the American writer Lester Goran set in 1909 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
It tells the story of Roxanne, a tough heroine from West Virginia who comes north to the boomtown of Pittsburgh. There she becomes involved with characters like Diamond Jim Brady, Lillian Russell, William Trautmann, as well as with events of the Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909 in nearby McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.[1]
References[]
- ^ http://www.library.pitt.edu/labor_legacy/PressedSteelStrike.htm Pressed Steel Strike
Categories:
- 1985 American novels
- Fiction set in 1909
- Novels set in Pittsburgh