Iron City

New York: Masses & Mainstream, 1951. First edition. Paperback. Fair. 255pp. Octavo [20 cm] Illustrated wraps. In fragile condition. The text block has almost completely pulled away from the spine. Text block cracked here and there. Based on the author's experiences in Pittsburgh's Allegheny County Jail in 1941. In Brown's novel, three African American communist political prisoners, spearhead a campaign to free Lonnie James, a framed African American youth on death row. An early novel depicting the actions of political prisoners in the United States.