To Make My Bread - Grace Lumpkin

This Classic Novel, Written In The Midst Of The Great Depression, Translates The Themes Of Balzac To A Southern Appalachian Setting. Lumpkin Traces The Path Of The Mcclure Family As They Move From Living As Poor Bootleggers In The Mountains To Living In A Mill Town, Earning A Pittance As Factory Workers. The Mcclures Are Navigating The Treacherous Path Of Industrialization Without A Safety Net, Even As The Entire Country Reels With The Effects Of The Depression.lumpkin Weaves A Story In Poetic Mountains Speech, Moving Through Powerful Religious Experiences, Through Lawless Love, And Reaching A Tremendous Climax In A Mill Strike Waged With All The Desperation Of A Life And Death Struggle.