Straw boss: A novel

by Stephen Longstreet

The rise and fall of union organizer Mike Brant.

408 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1978

About the author

Stephen Longstreet was a prolific novelist, screenwriter, cartoonist, and artist whose work ranged in subject from gourmet cookbooks to potboiler detective novels to portraits of American jazz greats. He published over 100 books in his lifetime, including the novel The Sisters Liked them Handsome, which was turned into a successful Broadway musical. Longstreet also wrote screenplays that would go on to star Hollywood greats from Ronald Reagan to Errol Flynn.

Reviews

[Jf Hudson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoy Longstreet's writing style. Heavy detail. flowing storylines. multiple characters well drawn even if not around throughout. This novel was all that. At about third way through, sudden jump breaks flow, but Longstreet quickly regains style. Still a favorite writer.