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An Uncertain Dream
Judith Miller

An Uncertain Dream

Postcards From Pullman#3
9780764202780
| Paperback
Bethany House | 2008
Dewey MIL
LC Classification 5914

Genre

  • Adult Fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Love Stories

Subject

  • Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Pullman Strike, 1894
  • Pullman Strike, 1894/ Fiction
  • Railroads
  • Strikes And Lockouts

Plot

When Pullman Car Works employees walk out in protest of their wages and high rent, Olivia Mott is torn between her loyalty to the company and her love for Fred DeVault. Amidst the turmoil in Pullman, Fred is asked to act as a local delegate to the national convention of the American Railway Union, but when the delegates vote in favor of a nationwide boycott of the famous Pullman sleeping cars, Olivia wonders if Fred will ever be able to return to the company town. What will become of their growing affection for each other? Who will prevail in the company strike?