Vous voulez voir cette page en fran�ais ? Cliquez ici.

13 used & new from CDN$ 3.27

See All Buying Options

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Share your own customer images

Search inside this book

20th Century In Dubious Battle (Paperback)

by John Steinbeck (Author) "AT last it was evening ..." (more)

4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.

4 new from CDN$ 28.95 9 used from CDN$ 3.27

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Modern Classics Sweet Thursday

by John Steinbeck

4.5 out of 5 stars (32) CDN$ 13.86

Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There

by David Brooks

3.5 out of 5 stars (164) CDN$ 12.78

The Perils of Prosperity, 1914-1932

by William E. Leuchtenburg

4.2 out of 5 stars (6) CDN$ 14.07

Amusing the Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century

by John F. Kasson

4.0 out of 5 stars (5) CDN$ 16.50

The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made it

by Richard Hofstadter

4.0 out of 5 stars (10) CDN$ 15.33

› Explore similar items

Product Details

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics; Reissue edition (Sep 25 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140186417
ISBN-13: 978-0140186413
Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 1.9 cm
Shipping Weight: 295 g

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #693,470 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
Popular in this category:
#99 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Authors, A-Z > ( S ) > Steinbeck, John

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Ingram

The story of a strike among the migratory workers in the apple orchards of California rising up "in dubious battle" against injustice.

Inside This Book (Learn More)

First Sentence
AT last it was evening. Read the first page

Explore More
Concordance

Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

What do customers ultimately buy after viewing this item?

	80% buy the item featured on this page: 20th Century In Dubious Battle 4.3 out of 5 stars (34)
	19% buy Penguin Classics The Winter Of Our Discontent 4.5 out of 5 stars (57) CDN$ 13.51
	1% buy Modern Classics Wayward Bus 4.5 out of 5 stars (13) CDN$ 18.99

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

34 Reviews

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

Average Customer Review

4.3 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most helpful customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recomend this book!!!, Jun 10 2007

By	Nicole "Nikkie" (Montreal, QC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Classics In Dubious Battle (Paperback)

I am an avid Steinbeck fan and picked this book up after reeding The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. In Dubious Battle was written before these two and you can really tell. It is a very raw and inthralling book. I have to say that I was not sure when starting it. I am not interested in communism and was weary at first but as I read Steinbeck proved me wrong! This book is inthralling and is definitely NOT slow. A real page turner! I highly recommend this book, especially if you like Steinbeck!

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best I ever Read, Jan 5 2004

By A Customer

This is a story of the attempt of the Communist Party to infiltrate the labor movement. Using the rage of migrant farm workers against the unfair labor practices of the California agricultural community, and anything else possible, up to and including the dead bodies of their friends, labor organizers convince growing numbers of workers to organize. The title of the book, "In Dubious Battle" discusses the dubious choices made by the leaders of the labor movement of that time, inserting socialist ideals and abdicating conscience for the "cause" in many cases. It traces the slow evolution of its main character as the plight of workers versus values such as the rights of farmers, and morality, to name two, bring him to make choices.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

4.0 out of 5 stars Dubious, Sep 19 2003

By	Jack Purcell (Placitas, NM USA) - See all my reviews

In Dubious Battle seems to be a continuation of Grapes of Wrath, though I considered it far superior to Grapes when I was young. I read this one half a dozen times between the ages of 20 and 30 and loved it each time. Tried it again at 50 and didn't care a whit for it. We live, we learn, our tastes and ideas change.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 34 customer reviews...

Most recent customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Steinbeck - Don't Pass This One Up
I'm disappointed to read that some folks regard the characters in this great book as caricatures - rather, they reflect the hard-working, strong-willed people that struggled so... Read more

Published on April 23 2004 by Danielle Bennignus

2.0 out of 5 stars Stale
I hadn't read John Steinbeck since high school thirty years ago, so I decided to give him a try, wanted to see him through adult eyes. Read more

Published on April 10 2003 by bobo

5.0 out of 5 stars Steinbeck's finest work
I love this book! I don't know how many times I've reread it, but it is my favorite of all of Steinbeck's works.

Published on Nov 5 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars A history of the working men's struggle
Efforts of workers in this country to organize and to fight for fair wages and decent working conditions have been long and extremely arduous. Read more

Published on Oct 24 2002 by IRA Ross