The Pooles of Pismo Bay

Download or read book The Pooles of Pismo Bay written by Howard Rose and published by Raymond Saroff Publisher. This book was released on 1990 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this novel about the post-Wobbly American labor movement we meet the entrancing, hot-blooded Pooles: Cora Elliot, family matriarch and famous Wobbly leader; Reuben, her son, a rabble rouser and unrepentant idealist; and Roselle, Reuben's wife, self-styled princess and "a treacherous woman to snuggle up with." Most old Wobblies have faded away, but passions are still hot, the atmosphere charged with danger, and the memories of Joe Hill, Mother Jones, and Eugene Debs still fresh. Conflict between generations, struggle between mother and wife for the mind and heart of Reuben, their high-tempered populist dreams now failed: the drama of the Pooles matches the spirit of the times in this town called Pismo Bay on the coast just south of Boston. This is an engrossing tale written with panache and psychological precision, reminiscent of the novels of Walter Pater, Ronald Firbank, and Henry James. Volume One of The False Messiah Trilogy. A Raymond Saroff Publication