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Florence Williams: IMG Breasts

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When I set out to write a book about the natural history of breasts, I knew I'd have to answer some awkward questions about my book topic. At a... Continue »
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Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York, 1880-1924

by Deborah Hopkinson

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In a stunning nonfiction debut, award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson focuses on five immigrants' stories to reveal the triumphs and hardships of early 1900s immigrant life in New York.

Acclaimed author Hopkinson recounts the lives of five immigrants to New York's Lower East Side through oral histories and engaging narrative. We hear Romanian-born Marcus Ravage's disappointment when his aunt pushes him outside to peddle chocolates on the street. And about the pickle cart lady who stored her pickles in a rat-infested basement. We read Rose Cohen's terrifying account of living through the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, and of Pauline Newman's struggles to learn English. But through it all, each one of these kids keeps working, keeps hoping, to achieve their own American dream.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-122) and index.

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In her nonfiction debut, the award-winning author recounts the lives of five young immigrants to New York's Lower East Side through oral histories and engaging narrative.
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Table of Contents

  1. Coming to the golden land
  2. Tenements: shutting out the sky
  3. Settling in: greenhorns and boarders
  4. Everyone worked on
  5. On the streets: pushcarts, pickles, and play
  6. A new language, a new life
  7. Looking to the future: will it ever be different?

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780439375900
Author:
Hopkinson, Deborah
Publisher:
Orchard
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Sociology - Urban
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Sociology
Subject:
Immigrants
Subject:
Poor
Subject:
New York
Subject:
Urban poor
Subject:
Tenement houses
Subject:
Juvenile materials
Subject:
New York (N.Y.) History 1898-1951.
Subject:
New York (N.Y.) Social conditions.
Subject:
Sociology-Urban Studies
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series Volume:
v.4, no.1
Publication Date:
20031031
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from 4 up to 7
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
8.5 x 8 in
Age Level:
08-12
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