Power of the Unemployed

ISBN10: 0980914477
ISBN13: 9780980914474
Number Of Pages: 154
Publication Date: 20130322
Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books
Binding: Paperback
SKU: 9780980914474
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The Great Depression of the 1930s was a time of desperation for millions of people in North America. In Newfoundland, where a democratic government was replaced by a British-controlled commission, the thousands of people living on the dole had no where to turn. As the situation worsened, a voice arose amongst the poor. Pierce Power, a firebrand leader of unemployed workers in St. John s, led a challenge against Newfoundland s business and political elite. In this play, Power of the Unemployed, the story of a poor underclass rising up during Newfoundland s darkest years is told.