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Crying the news : a history of America's Newsboys
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Title
Crying the news : a history of America's Newsboys / Vincent DiGirolamo.
ISBN
9780195320251
0195320255
9780199717729
0199717729
9780199717729
Publication
New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Physical Description
xii, 698 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 08, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-673) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction: echoes down the alleys of history
Part one: Children of the penny, 1833-1865
Rising with the sun
Voice of young America
Johnny morrow and the dangerous classes
Battle cries
Part two: Children of the breach, 1866-1899
Disorder in the air
Riding the wanderlust express
Rumblings in the west
Press philanthropy and the politics of want
Yelling the yellows
Part three: Children of the state, 1900-1940
Bitter cry of progress
Sidewalks of struggle
Call to service
Roar of the tabloids
Son of the forgotten man
Conclusion: the thump on lost porches.
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