William Attaway
William Attaway wrote Blood on the Forge, one of the finest and most neglected American novels, depicting Black steelworkers migrating north in the early twentieth century. His naturalistic prose captures industrial violence and cultural uprooting.
Works
- Blood on the ForgeNovel depicting the brutal struggle of black workers in the steel mills of Industrial America
- Let Me Breathe ThunderNovel of two homeless drifters during the Great Depression traversing the American landscape
- Calypso Song BookAnthology of calypso songs and folk music from Caribbean culture and history