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Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York, 1880-1924
Shutting Out the Sky Life in the Tenements of New York 18801924
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Acclaimed author Hopkinson recounts the lives of five immigrants to New York's Lower East Side through oral histories and engaging narrative. We hear Romanian-born Marcus Ravage's disappointment when his aunt pushes him outside to peddle chocolates on the street. And about the pickle cart lady who stored her pickles in a rat-infested basement. W...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780439375900
ISBN-10: 0439375908
Publication Date: 10/1/2003
Pages: 144
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Orchard
Book Type: Hardcover
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