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On the Ropes #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"On the Ropes" is a gripping, character-driven story from 2013, written by James Vance and illustrated by Dan E. Burr, whose evocative art brings the gritty world of a Depression-era circus to life. Fred Bloch, a former worker who lost a leg in a train accident, now finds purpose with magician Gordon Corey’s WPA circus while quietly supporting a local union fight against Republic Steel’s oppressive bosses. As violent union busters close in, their campaign of intimidation begins to bleed into the circus grounds, threatening to unravel the fragile peace Fred has built. The cover, by Dan Burr, captures the tension with a stark, shadowed image that hints at the looming danger.
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Having lost a leg in a train accident, Fred Bloch has gone to work for the WPA circus magician Gordon Corey while aiding the cause of a local union against the bosses of Republic Steel. Unfortunately, a pair of vicious union busters are determined to break up the union and their bloody mission gradually leads them to the circus.
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