Walter, Jess, 1965-

The cold millions : a novel / Jess Walter. - First edition. - 342 pages : map ; 24 cm.

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 labor activism--and dirty business.

ISBN: 9780062868084 (hardcover) 9780063041271 (paperback)

LCCN: 2020000620

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Brothers--Fiction.
Day laborers--Fiction.
Working class--Fiction.
Social conflict--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Labor unions--Corrupt practices--United States.
Women political activists--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--20th century--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3573.A4722834 / C65 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54