Music of the Mill

In a stunning literary achievement -- with a power and scope reminiscent of John Steinbeck -- Luis J. Rodriguez captures the soul of a community in this epic novel about love, family, workers' rights, industrial strife, and cultural dislocation

As the World War II cultural and industrial boom birthed a new California, a mighty steel industry rose with the potential to make modest dreams real for the workers willing to risk their lives in the mill's ferocious heat.

For the Salcidos, the Nazareth mill became an engine for survival. Luis J. Rodriguez chronicles the simultaneous evolutions of this American family and the enormous enterprise that drove them -- from optimistic and cohesive units questing for stability and prosperity to disintegrating entities whose dreams have long since lost their luster.

Spanning six decades, the novel conveys the drama, resilience, and humor of working-class life during a little-known era in American history.

Author: Luis J. Rodriguez
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 02/28/2006
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.07h x 5.25w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780060560775

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 111428 / Music of the Mill: A Novel


Review Citation(s):
New Yorker (The) 04/23/2006 pg. 28

About the Author
Rodriguez, Luis J.: -

Luis J. Rodriguez is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Always Running, The Republic of East L.A., and Hearts and Hands, as well as poetry and books for children. He lives with his family in California.

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