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High School Social Studies Teacher (Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:36pm ET)report post
by Stephanie
I absolutely love Matewan and I show it to my American History students to show the struggles of the labor movement in early 20th century America. I am currently reading Steinbeck' s, In Dubious Battle and I am struck by the parallels. Was Sayles influenced by Steinbeck's work?
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