S. L. Stoner

Bitter Cry (eBook, ePUB)

A Sage Adair Historical Mystery of the Pacific Northwest

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Progessive History With a Mystery Twist

The eight Sage Adair Mysteries are set in 1902, Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. These adventure stories highlight the positive changes made by that era's progressives at a time when wealth and power were concentrated in the hands of a few. One reviewer wrote: "Authentic and well-researched, these historical mysteries show a colorful and corrupt city full of complex and shady characters. Sage Adair is a secret operative who works on behalf of the growing labor movement, pursuing his mission into hobo jungles, lumber camps, seedy saloons and the drawing rooms of the rich. Using authentic historical details, the books show readers a different Portland (OR), a time when houses of prostitution flourished, illegal votes bought judges, and employer opposition to unions took the form of murder." The writing style is simple and spare. The principal characters, who are multi-racial and multi-ethnic, work collaboratively and optimistically.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Yamhill Press
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781732006638
• Artikelnr.: 57676366

Autorenporträt

S.L. Stoner has long pursued social and economic justice. She's fought the "good" fight standing beside many others in prisons, free clinics, neighborhood and labor organizations. The FBI and local police have honored these efforts by producing thousands of pages detailing her activities.

Stoner holds beliefs contrary to the adage that those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Instead, she believes that some historical actions need repeating and that ordinary peoples' history, if known, is both empowering and inspiring. Writing in the tradition of historian Howard Zinn, she tells the stories of how ordinary people's heroic, sacrificial and effective actions changed history. She uses fast-paced fiction to make that story both entertaining and memorable.