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Crying the news : a history of America's newsboys /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DiGirolamo, Vincent, 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Paperboys > United States > History.
Poor children > United States > History.
Child labor > United States > History.
Newspaper carriers > United States > History.
Table of 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.