Bright Web in the Darkness

by Alexander Saxton

Book Overview

A largely ignored World War II story that sheds light on labor, race, and friendship in the shipyards of Richmond, California.
Set in the San Francisco Bay area during World War II, Bright Web in the Darkness is a novel that illuminates the role of women workers during the war and the efforts of African Americans to achieve regular standing as union members. The central characters are two young women--one black, one white--who meet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520209311
• ISBN13: 9780520209312
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"