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John Hoerr Returns to the Steel-Making McKeesport of His Youth in His First Novelnew

Unlike his first three books, Monongahela Dusk is a work of fiction. But readers will find plenty of familiar ground, from Hoerr's thoughts on how workers -- not just managers -- can make steel better; the ubiquity of gambling rackets in mill towns; and the red-baiting.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Kate Giammarise  |  08-31-2009  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

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