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Port City, Eliot Sefrin's new novel, brings the working class history of New York's tugboat men to the page in a story of power, greed, and the struggle for compromise. The harbor itself becomes a character as Sefrin paints a picture of a city that has just reached its postwar maturity - wealthy, vital, and the hub of global trade. In the joyful days after the end of the second World War, those who have been holding their breath and hoping for better pay are ready for a change that is not coming without a fight. Soon the union representing the tugboat workers is locked in a stalled negotiation…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Port City, Eliot Sefrin's new novel, brings the working class history of New York's tugboat men to the page in a story of power, greed, and the struggle for compromise. The harbor itself becomes a character as Sefrin paints a picture of a city that has just reached its postwar maturity - wealthy, vital, and the hub of global trade. In the joyful days after the end of the second World War, those who have been holding their breath and hoping for better pay are ready for a change that is not coming without a fight. Soon the union representing the tugboat workers is locked in a stalled negotiation with the tugboat owners that threatens to cripple the thriving city. The story of how this historical moment finds an end is a love letter to a city whose throbbing heart is the people who live within it.
Autorenporträt
Eliot Sefrin has been a journalist, writer and editor for more than 40 years. A native of Brooklyn, NY, and a graduate of The City College of New York, he began his career as a newspaper reporter, covering a wide range of topics, including politics, law, business, education, health, and the environment. He later served as a newspaper feature writer and columnist, prior to becoming an editor.In 1983, he co-launched Kitchen & Bath Design News, a monthly trade magazine serving the residential design and construction trades, serving as its editorial director and, later, as its longtime publisher. He currently serves the magazine and several sister publications as Publisher Emeritus.Sefrin has also written several award-winning novels, among them "Officers Down," which in 2023 won a Gold Medal for general fiction in an annual literary awards competition sponsored by Reader Views, a popular book-review website.