Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
In Dubious Battle
  
Search inside another edition of this book

In Dubious Battle (Library Binding)

by John Steinbeck (Author), Warren French (Introduction) "AT last it was evening ..." (more)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
Price: CDN$ 31.56 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 39. Details
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Temporarily out of stock.
Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with 20th Century Red Pony by John Steinbeck

In Dubious Battle + 20th Century Red Pony
Price For Both: CDN$ 42.35

One of these items ships sooner than the other. Show details

  • This item: In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck

    Temporarily out of stock.
    Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 39. Details

  • 20th Century Red Pony by John Steinbeck

    Usually ships within 4 to 6 weeks.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 39. Details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Modern Classics Sweet Thursday

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

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

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

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

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

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. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
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
Search inside this book:

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.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What do customers ultimately buy after viewing this item?

In Dubious Battle
80% buy the item featured on this page:
In Dubious Battle 4.3 out of 5 stars (34)
CDN$ 31.56
Penguin Classics The Winter Of Our Discontent
19% buy
Penguin Classics The Winter Of Our Discontent 4.5 out of 5 stars (57)
CDN$ 13.51
Modern Classics Wayward Bus
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:
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 review is from: 20th Century In Dubious Battle (Paperback)
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
This review is from: 20th Century In Dubious Battle (Paperback)
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
 
 		 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

4.0 out of 5 stars Warren French misses the point
Like the preceding reviewer, I felt that Warren French's essay offered a very poor introduction to this novel. Read more
Published on Jul 25 2002 by Eric Squire

4.0 out of 5 stars Strike?
Steinbeck has an amazing way of just grabbing you by the neck and thrusting you into the full swing of a strike. Read more
Published on Mar 28 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars In dubiously boring...
A labor strike is a slow, monotonous undertaking. An organized labor strike, antagonized by an organized group of agitators is a repetitive and slow, monotonous... Read more
Published on Mar 7 2002 by Keith Hunt

1.0 out of 5 stars In dubious preaching
I know it's considered sacrilige to be critical of the great John Steinbeck, but this book is an insufferable soap box bore. Read more
Published on Oct 17 2001 by Karina Gronnvoll

5.0 out of 5 stars what a sad ending!
I Finished In Dubious Battle a while ago and, it was a great novel about how much power people have. But The one sad thing about this book was the depressing ending! Read more
Published on Jul 15 2001 by Silence Dogood

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic account of orchard strike
"In Dubious Battle" is basically the first of Steinbeck's socially-engaged novels, in which he portrays a strike staged by itinerant fruit-pickers against price-cutting orchard... Read more
Published on Mar 13 2001 by Edward Bosnar

Only search this product's reviews


Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject










i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

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

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.