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

Crying the News: A History of America's Newsboys is the first book to place newsboys at the center of American history, analyzing their inseparable role as economic actors and cultural symbols in the creation of print capitalism, popular democracy, and national character. DiGirolamo's swee...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	DiGirolamo, Vincent, 1955- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Paperboys > United States > History. Poor children > United States > History. Child labor > United States > History. Newspaper carriers > United States > History. Enfants pauvres > États-Unis > Histoire. Enfants > Travail > États-Unis > Histoire. 19th Century. United States. HISTORY. Americas (North. Social History. Journalism. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES. Child labor Newspaper carriers Paperboys Poor children United States Electronic books. History
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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