Call Home the Heart
| Author | : Fielding Burke |
| Publisher | : Feminist Press |
| Total Pages | : 462 |
| Release | : 2002-02-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1558614001 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781558614000 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (000 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Call Home the Heart by : Fielding Burke
Download or read book Call Home the Heart written by Fielding Burke and published by Feminist Press. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Call Home the Heart (1932) is the story of Ishma Waycaster, a poor woman who, pregnant for the third time and discouraged by the endless struggle of rural life in the Great Smoky Mountains, flees to a mill town, where she becomes involved in union organizing and a bloody strike (modeled on the Gastonia strike of 1929). Burke (1869-1968) provides a remarkably honest portrayal of the conflicts between Ishma's sexual and emotional needs and her intellectual and political loyalties, and of the racial issues raised by the strike.