California Glory (The Holts Series, 4)

Rating:
Summary: Storyline ....
Review: Since Amazon didn't post an editorial review, here's the description from the back of the book to help you decide if this book is for you: "1893 .... Desperate workers strike on railways and at coal mines as a nation shudders with the passions of men and women who demand a share of the American dream. Violence and tears touch every heart when the cities of America rock with the shouts of police and rioters, strikers and scabs. Where is honor in this strife-torn land? Where one bold family dares to raise its voice for freedom, fairness, and justice for all: THE HOLTS." This is volume 4 in the Holt family series.

Rating:
Summary: Mostly a good read
Review: This book is wonderful escapism IF you read it right. That is, reading Tim's, Peter's, and Mike's parts of the book. Tim's struggles in having to establish a paper in San Francisco, and then following the union movement of 1894 is a fascinating read. The problems that workers had in acheiving fairness from businessmen was well done. The brief parts of Peter establishing his motorcar company, and Mike trying to escape from his overprotective parents, were also well done.

However, I hated the parts where Eulalia was duped by a man trying to get back at his father by using Eulalia in a way to hurt his father's friend, Toby. The fact in the storyline that it lasted a year was ridiculous.