Poisonville

by Chas LiBretto

Butte, 1917: The worst mining disaster in American history sparks a massive strike on the nation's biggest copper mines, months after it has entered the First World War. Frank Little, an organizer for the radical Industrial Workers of the World, comes to town to help the strikers. But Butte's a place where everyone's got a motive. And not everyone's who they seem...

Butte, 1917: The worst mining disaster in American history sparks a massive strike on the nation's biggest copper mines, months after it has entered the First World War. Frank Little, an organizer for the radical Industrial Workers of the World, comes to town to help the strikers. But Butte's a place where everyone's got a motive. And not everyone's who they seem...

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Poisonville

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  • Andy Boyd: Poisonville by Chas LiBretto
    “

    A wonderful Western noir that’s as sharp and cynical as a Dashiell Hammet original — but leavened with a welcome dash (pun unintended but unavoided) of revolutionary optimism. Read it and weep, then organize.

    A wonderful Western noir that’s as sharp and cynical as a Dashiell Hammet original — but leavened with a welcome dash (pun unintended but unavoided) of revolutionary optimism. Read it and weep, then organize.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: Poisonville by Chas LiBretto
    “

    A fascinating history behind the fight against exploitation and a safer existence for the humans working for the mining industry. No easy answers to solving the epidemic of blind greed.

    A fascinating history behind the fight against exploitation and a safer existence for the humans working for the mining industry. No easy answers to solving the epidemic of blind greed.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Playdate at Pete's - Pete's Candy Store, 2022