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Overview"The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike was a key moment in Canadian history, when demands of workers and returning soldiers all played out in the bloody streets of Winnipeg. The governing elite condemned the strike organizers as ""Bolsheviks"" and unleashed waves of violence. The country hasn't fully healed since. City on Strike is a riveting middle grade-fiction focusing on a 13-year-old boy and his younger sister, part of a poor but hardworking immigrant family in Winnipeg's North End. And like so many others, it's a family that gets drawn into the chaos that terrible spring. ""History often repeats itself,"" author Harriet Zaidman says. ""In 1919 more than 30,000 people in Winnipeg went on strike. Those in authority wanted to maintain their power and profits, so they spread lies and stirred up racism to create divisions in society. Today there are still those who make harmful statements about different groups. These negative comments prevent society from being united and making advances.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harriet ZaidmanPublisher: Red Deer Press Imprint: Red Deer Press Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 18.80cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780889955745ISBN 10: 0889955743 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 30 September 2019 Recommended Age: From 10 to 18 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationHarriet Zaidman worked as a teacher-librarian for 25 years. Picture books inspired her to write her first two titles, Daisy's Biggest Success and Sherman and the Sheep Shape Contest. Harriet is a freelance writer and reviews books for The Winnipeg Free Press and CM: Canadian Review of Materials. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |