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The 1899 newsboys' strike
Title:
The 1899 newsboys' strike
Author:
Yomtov, Nel, author.
ISBN:
9781666357813
Personal Author:
Yomtov, Nel, author.
Physical Description:
32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series:
Graphic library. Movements and resistance

Graphic library. Movements and resistance.
Abstract:
"In the late 1800s, newsboys--or 'newsies'--were a critical part of the newspaper industry. They bought stacks of papers from newspaper publishers and then sold them on city streets for a small profit. But in 1898, William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World raised the cost of 100 papers by 10 cents. The price increase cut into the newsboys' profits, and by the summer of 1899 their frustration boiled over. They banded together and showed the world how activists of any age can use a strike to win against even the most rich and powerful"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Term:
Paperboys -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Strikes and lockouts -- Newspapers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Child labor -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Paperboys -- History -- 19th century -- Cartoons and comics.

Strikes and lockouts -- Newspapers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Cartoons and comics.

Child labor -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Cartoons and comics.

Cartoons and comics.
Genre:
Nonfiction comics.

Creative nonfiction.

Comics (Graphic works)
Added Author:
Silvio dB,
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