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Life in the iron mills, and other stories: Second Edition
By Rebecca Harding Davis, Tillie Olsen. 1985
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Short stories, General fictionHistory, General non-fiction, Historical biography, Science and technology
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The title piece, first published in the Atlantic Monthly in April 1861, tells the story of an artist living in…
one of the early industrial towns of America and portrays the deprivation of the mill hands and their families. Also included are "The Wife's Story," "Anne," and a biographical sketch of Rebecca Harding Davis. These describe the lives of women constrained by society and by their own senses of dutyThe year's best science fiction: twentieth annual collection
By James P. Pfiffner. 2003
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Short stories, Science fictionPolitics and government biography
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Editor reviews the status of science fiction published in 2002 and presents twenty-five stories by masters of the genre. The…
collection includes literary works by new writers and by established authors such as Nancy Kress, Bruce Sterling, Gregory Benford, Michael Swanwick, and Ian McDonald. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2003Fearless Warriors
By Drew Hayden Taylor. 2008
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General fiction, Indigenous peoples fiction, Short storiesIndigenous peoples history
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Internationally acclaimed as a playwright, screen-writer, comic and sardonic commentator on the endless gaffs, absurdities and the profound and painful…
misunderstandings that continue to characterize social interactions between aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples, Taylor's stories in Fearless Warriors are a full frontal assault on stereotypes of all kinds and an edifying affirmation of humanity unlike anything else in fiction.