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Children of the City

At Work and at Play

Children of the City( )
Author: Nasaw, David
ISBN:978-0-345-80297-2
Publication Date:Sep 2012
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Anchor
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $16.95
Book Description:

The turn of the twentieth century was a time of explosive growth for American cities, a time of nascent hopes and apparently limitless possibilities. In Children of the City, David Nasaw re-creates this period in our social history from the vantage point of the children who grew up then. Drawing on hundreds of memoirs, autobiographies, oral histories and unpublished--and until now unexamined--primary source materials from cities across the country, he provides us with a warm and...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Children's Studies
History / United States / General
Reference / Personal & Practical Guides
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.3 x 8 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:0.538 Pounds
Author Biography
Nasaw, David (Author)
David Nasaw is currently a professor of history and director of the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, he lives in Manhattan.

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