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'''''Mrs. Beautiful''''' is an [[historical novel]] by the [[United States|American]] writer [[Lester Goran]] set in 1909 in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. |
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It tells the story of Roxanne, a tough heroine from [[West Virginia]] who comes north to the boomtown of Pittsburgh. There she becomes involved with characters like [[Diamond Jim Brady]], [[Lillian Russell]], [[William Trautmann]], as well as with events of the 1909 strike in nearby [[McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania]] at [[Pressed Steel Car Company]] .<ref>http://www.library.pitt.edu/labor_legacy/PressedSteelStrike.htm Pressed Steel Strike</ref> |
It tells the story of Roxanne, a tough heroine from [[West Virginia]] who comes north to the boomtown of Pittsburgh. There she becomes involved with characters like [[Diamond Jim Brady]], [[Lillian Russell]], [[William Trautmann]], as well as with events of the 1909 strike in nearby [[McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania]] at [[Pressed Steel Car Company]] .<ref>http://www.library.pitt.edu/labor_legacy/PressedSteelStrike.htm Pressed Steel Strike</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:08, 23 November 2008
| Author | Lester Goran |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | New Horizon Press |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place |  USA |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 239 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-88282-010-9 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 11784725 |
| Followed by | Bing Crosby's Last Song |
Mrs. Beautiful is an historical novel by the American writer Lester Goran set in 1909 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
It tells the story of Roxanne, a tough heroine from West Virginia who comes north to the boomtown of Pittsburgh. There she becomes involved with characters like Diamond Jim Brady, Lillian Russell, William Trautmann, as well as with events of the 1909 strike in nearby McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania at Pressed Steel Car Company .[1]
References
- ^ http://www.library.pitt.edu/labor_legacy/PressedSteelStrike.htm Pressed Steel Strike