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The muckers : a narrative of the Crapshooters Club / William Osborne Dapping ; edited and with an introduction by Woody Register.
Van Pelt Library HV6439.U7 N4368 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dapping, William O. (William Osborne), 1880-1969, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dapping, William O. (William Osborne), 1880-1969--Childhood and youth.
- Dapping, William O.
- National Book Committee.
- Gangs--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.
- Gangs.
- Boys--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Boys.
- Boys--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs--19th century.
- City children--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs--19th century.
- City children.
- Poor children--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions--19th century.
- Poor children.
- Slums--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions--19th century.
- Slums.
- Dialect literature, English--United States.
- Dialect literature, English.
- Social conditions.
- Manners and customs.
- History.
- Yorkville (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Yorkville (New York, N.Y.).
- New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--19th century.
- New York (N.Y.).
- United States.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Narrative of the Crapshooters Club
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2016.
- Contents:
- The charm that truth never lacks: A brief history of William Osborne Dapping and his Crapshooters Club / Woody Register
- The Muckers: a narrative of the Crapshooters Club
- Foreword
- Introductory
- Dugan's cellar
- The Crapshooters' housewarming
- An East Side surprise party
- Mickey's lecture on "how to get a job"
- Mickey's scheme, and a visit to a Bowery museum
- The Dewey baseball team
- Miggles
- The club attends a May party in Central Park
- The last raid on the "cherry bunk"
- An East Side excursion
- Burglarin'
- Fresh air kids
- Mickey sent to the George Junior Republic
- Hallowe'en
- Letter from Mickey in the George Junior Republic
- Lection time
- Mickey in-wrong again
- Ragamuffin day
- Spike's comment on religion
- Not to be opened until Christmas
- Christmas graft
- New Year's callin'
- Riley's Christmas.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Dapping, William O. (William Osborne), 1880-1969, author. Muckers
- ISBN:
- 9780815634409
- 0815634404
- 9780815610632
- 0815610637
- OCLC:
- 950448959
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