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Tenement : immigrant life on the Lower East Side /

Presents a view of New York City's tenements during the peak years of foreign immigration, discussing living conditions, laws pertaining to tenements, and the occupations of their residents.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bial, Raymond
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2002]
Subjects:
Poor > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile literature.
Immigrants > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile literature.
Tenement houses > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile literature.
Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Poor > New York (State) > New York.
Immigrants > New York (State) > New York.
Tenement houses.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.
New York (N.Y.) > History.
Description
Summary:Presents a view of New York City's tenements during the peak years of foreign immigration, discussing living conditions, laws pertaining to tenements, and the occupations of their residents.
Physical Description:48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Awards:Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2003.
Obis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, 2003.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0618138498 (hardcover)