To Make My Bread

by Grace Lumpkin

Overview

This classic story, based on the Gastonia textile strike of 1929, follows a family of Appalachian mountaineers who find themselves drawn to a mill town near their family plot after suffering great economic adversity. Originally published in 1932, the tale provides keen insights on a pivotal moment of American history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590774366
Publisher:	M. Evans & Company
Publication date:	06/30/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Grace Lumpkin was born and raised in Georgia. She spent many years working for the YMCA in Georgia, spending summers in the North Carolina mountains, where she experienced the plights of rural laborers firsthand. She also wrote four books, including The Wedding and Full Circle before her death in 1980.  

Editorial Reviews

It takes in its comprehensive sweep the whole flow of a primitive mountain people...outstanding.

The New Republic

I cannot imagine how anyone could read To Make My Bread and not be moved by it.

The Nation

Miss Lumpkin conquers by the depth of her human sympathy, by the fidelity of her characterization.

London Times

Miss Lumpkin conquers by the depth of her human sympathy, by the fidelity of her characterization.

London Times