{"product_id":"9781681054988","title":"Life in the Iron Mills","description":"\u003cb\u003eA shocking rendering of poverty, tragedy, and desperation in the American North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This shocking depiction of the lives of impoverished Welsh miners in the American North was one of the first novels to expose the brutal realities facing the nation’s poor. Rebecca Harding Davis casts an unflinching gaze into the lives of the destitute, drunk, and desperate in a work that was controversial for its honesty, but popular for its adept storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The story follows Hugh Wolfe, a proud and educated yet desperately poor laborer in an iron mill, and his cousin Deborah, who breaks the law for a chance at a better life for Hugh. If they keep the ill-gotten money, the pair could transcend their hardship, and Hugh could become the talented artist he was born to be; however, keeping the money would mean sacrificing the morals they’ve so stridently adhered to all their lives.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e First published in 1861, \u003ci\u003eLife in the Iron Mills \u003c\/i\u003ebecame notorious for its merciless descriptions of underclass suffering. As relevant today as it was in the nineteenth century, this is a classic, hypnotic tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Some Good Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136570114288,"sku":"9781681054988","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681054988_p0.jpg?v=1763691097","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681054988","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}