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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DiGirolamo, Vincent, 1955- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paperboys--United States--History.

Paperboys.

Poor children--United States--History.

Poor children.

Child labor--United States--History.

Child labor.

Newspaper carriers--United States--History.

Newspaper carriers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (700 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

'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.

Contents:

Introduction: echoes down the alleys of history

Part one: Children of the penny, 1833-1865

Rising with the sun

Voice of young America

Johnny morrow and the dangerous classes

Battle cries

Part two: Children of the breach, 1866-1899

Disorder in the air

Riding the wanderlust express

Rumblings in the west

Press philanthropy and the politics of want

Yelling the yellows

Part three: Children of the state, 1900-1940

Bitter cry of progress

Sidewalks of struggle

Call to service

Roar of the tabloids

Son of the forgotten man

Conclusion: the thump on lost porches.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 30, 2019).

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: 0-19-532025-5

ISBN:

0-19-991077-4

0-19-093325-9

0-19-971772-9