Life in the Iron Mills and Other Stories

"You must read this book and let your heart be broken."
—The New York Times Book Review

"One of the earliest recognitions in American literature of the existence of the very poor."
—National Observer

"Life in the Iron Mills has been described as the 'Uncle Tom's Cabin of American capitalism,' a work which first acknowledged the dignity and intelligence of working people. . . . It's an American classic that foreshadowed the naturalist technique of later nineteenth-century writers."
—San Francisco Chronicle

"You must read this book and let your heart be broken."
—The New York Times Book Review

"One of the earliest recognitions in American literature of the existence of the very poor."
—National Observer

"Life in the Iron Mills has been described as the 'Uncle Tom's Cabin of American capitalism,' a work which first acknowledged the dignity and intelligence of working people. . . . It's an American classic that foreshadowed the naturalist technique of later nineteenth-century writers."
—San Francisco Chronicle