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The mole people : life in the tunnels beneath New York City / Jennifer Toth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toth, Jennifer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homeless persons--New York (State)--New York.
- Homeless persons.
- Homeless persons--Interviews.
- Homelessness.
- Underground homeless persons--New York (State)--New York.
- Underground homeless persons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (278 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is about the thousands of people who live in the subway, railroad, and sewage tunnels of New York City.
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Author's Note; Introduction; 1 Finding a Home; 2 Seville's Story; 3 Mac's War; 4 The Underground Population; 5 Underground Spaces; 6 The Bowery; 7 Living with the Law; 8 Hell's Kitchen; 9 Children; 10 Roots; 11 Bernard's Tunnel; 12 Tunnel Art; 13 Graffiti; 14 Runaways; 15 Tunnel Outreach; 16 Dark Angel; 17 The Underground in History, Literature, and Culture; 18 Wanderers; 19 Harlem Gang; 20 J.C.'s Community; 21 ""City of Friends""; 22 Women; 23 Jamall's Story; 24 Blade's Piece; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-55652-925-2
- 1-56976-451-4
- 1-55652-241-X
- OCLC:
- 714822418
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