Memories of Another Day

Daniel Boone Huggins , o " Big Dan " , emerge da miséria rural e dos tempos difíceis nas montanhas do estado sulino da Virgínia Ocidental para tornar-se um poderoso líder sindical, através de uma carreira repleta de violência, ambição, sexo e uma imensa e insaciável sede de justiça. Num retrato épico extraordinário de 50 anos do amargo nascimento e da maturidade duvidosa do movimento trabalhista nos Estados Unidos , HAROLD ROBBINS, o escritor mais lido e bem-sucedido do mundo, apresenta ao leitor um personagem convincente e irresistível, cuja vida.. e morte... constituem a substância do mito

Harold Robbins, the world's most popular and captivating storyteller, has created what may well be the most significant book ever written about the rise of the labor unions. The 1979 novel, freshly re-released, is the saga of Daniel Boone "Big Dan" Huggins, who rises from poverty and the mines of West Virginia to become the most respected and feared labor organizer in the nation. Daniel's life and death are tied to the challenges and fortunes of American labor. Once he is gone, his youngest son Jonathan must take up the reins of his father's cause, returning to Daniel's roots to better understand the path that led him to his destiny. Robbins has a gift for combining popular fiction with the most pertinent subjects of the twentieth show more century, to create a snapshot of the time. Relevant, respectful, and very readable, Memories of Another Day proves once again why Harold Robbins' books have sold more copies than any other American writer in history. show less

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