34. The Clearwater Union War, by Ron Carter
The folks of Clearwater, Idaho, had rarely come face to face with any city folk, so a group of Chicago gangsters driving through town in an old hearse drew a crowd right away. Later, when the gangsters' hearse pulled up to Abe and Beth's meatpacking company, the locals just assumed the circus was in town. And although they misjudged the purpose of their guests' visit, these small-town Idaho natives weren't far off.
Although this book was funny in parts, I disliked the strong anti-union stance. One would think, from reading this book, that all union officials are thugs and that the people they are trying to recruit are better off without a minimum wage, unemployment insurance, etc.
