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Book Synopsis: 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 development of a free press, the survival of poor families, and the shaping of their own attitudes, values, and beliefs?
Crying the News: A History of America's Newsboys offers an epic retelling of the American experience from the perspective of its most unshushable creation. It is the first book to place newsboys at the center of American history, analyzing their inseparable role as economic actors and cultural symbols in the creation of print capitalism, popular democracy, and national character. 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. While the book focuses mainly on boys in the trade, it also examines the experience of girls and grown-ups, the elderly and disabled, blacks and whites, immigrants and natives.
Based on a wealth of primary sources, Crying the News uncovers the existence of scores of newsboy strikes and protests. The book reveals the central role of newsboys in the development of corporate welfare schemes, scientific management practices, and employee liability laws. It argues that the newspaper industry exerted a formative yet overlooked influence on working-class youth that is essential to our understanding of American childhood, labor, journalism, and capitalism.
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Unlock the captivating world of America's newsboys with Crying the News: A History of America's Newsboys! Delve into the lives of these resilient children who symbolized struggle and achievement throughout American history. Discover who they truly were, the challenges they faced, and the incredible impact of their work on the development of a free press and the survival of impoverished families. Uncover the profound influence newsboys had on our nation's attitudes, values, and beliefs. Experience the fascinating journey of these "little merchants" as they navigate war and peace, prosperity and depression, exploitation and reform. Be a part of their extraordinary tales, documented in every region of the country and along the very railroads that connected them.
Throughout Crying the News, you'll gain unprecedented insights into the lives of newsboys, including boys, girls, grown-ups, and people of different races and backgrounds. Immerse yourself in a wealth of primary sources as you uncover countless newsboy strikes and protests. Discover their instrumental role in shaping corporate welfare schemes, scientific management practices, and employee liability laws. As you turn each page, you'll witness the undeniable influence of the newspaper industry on the lives of working-class youth, forever transforming our understanding of American childhood, labor, journalism, and capitalism.
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