[PROLETARIAN FICTION] ELLISON, Jerome
The Dam
New York: Random House, 1941. First Edition. Cloth boards; dustjacket. Clean, tight and unmarked; about Fine in unclipped jacket with 3/4" chip at base of front panel and two spots of erosion at front flap-fold. Scarce in any sort of jacket.
A WPA novel following the fortunes of a wealthy builder who, after losing everything in the Depression, finds redemption as a laborer on a dam project. Ellison (1908-1981) published two works of Depression-era fiction, then went on to a long and distinguished career as a magazine editor and publisher. In 1946 he founded "Associated Magazine Contributors," a co-operative fiction venture whose co-owners included Steinbeck and Dos Passos. HANNA 1084.
