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Crying the News: A History of America’s Newsboys

by Vincent DiGirolamo

From Benjamin Franklin to Ragged Dick to Jack Kelly, hero of the Disney musical Newsies, newsboys have long intrigued Americans as symbols of struggle and achievement. But what do we really know about the children who hawked and delivered newspapers in American cities and towns? Who were they? What was their life like? And how important was their work to the

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780197533338