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

'Crying the News' places newsboys at the centre of American history, analyzing their inseparable role as economic actors and cultural symbols in the creation of print capitalism, popular democracy, and national character. Vincent DiGirolamo's sweeping narrative traces the shifting for...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
DiGirolamo, Vincent
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Zusammenfassung:
'Crying the News' places newsboys at the centre of American history, analyzing their inseparable role as economic actors and cultural symbols in the creation of print capitalism, popular democracy, and national character. Vincent DiGirolamo's sweeping narrative traces the shifting fortunes of these 'little merchants' over a century of war and peace, prosperity and depression, exploitation and reform, chronicling their exploits in every region of the country, as well as on the railroads that linked them.
Umfang:
1 online resource (700 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2019.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-991077-4
0-19-093325-9
0-19-971772-9
Schlagworte:
Paperboys > United States > History.
Poor children > United States > History.
Child labor > United States > History.
Newspaper carriers > United States > History.
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