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{{about||the 1956 novel by Frank M. Robinson|The Power (Robinson novel)|the 2016 novel by Naomi Alderman|The Power (Alderman novel)}}
[[File:PowerNovel.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])<br>Cover design by Larry Lurin]]
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'''''Power''''' is a 1962 [[novel]] by [[Howard Fast]] detailing the rise of the fictional Benjamin Holt, leader of the International Miner's Union, in the 1920s and 1930s.
'''''Power''''' is a 1962 [[novel]] by [[Howard Fast]] detailing the rise of the fictional Benjamin Holt, leader of the International Miner's Union, in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Latest revision as of 04:59, 28 March 2023

First edition (publ. Doubleday)
Cover design by Larry Lurin

Power is a 1962 novel by Howard Fast detailing the rise of the fictional Benjamin Holt, leader of the International Miner's Union, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Written from the perspective of a journalist – Alvin Cutter – it follows Ben Holt's life from a number of different perspectives, from meeting his wife to becoming a leading light in the industrial trade union movement.