The American newsboy /

Burgan, Michael.

The American newsboy / by Michael Burgan. - Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, c2007. - 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - We the people . - We the people (Series) (Compass Point Books) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.

Bringing news to the streets -- Newspapers and the boys who sold them -- A newsboy's life -- Helping out -- Newsboys in print -- Fighting for better pay -- End of the American newsboy -- Glossary -- Did you know -- Important dates -- Important people.

Photographs, primary documents, timelines, and maps describe the newspapers and the boys who sold them beginning in the 1830s.

6.0 5-8 Follett Library Resources



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Paperboys--History.
Socially handicapped children--History.--United States
Poor--History.--United States
Newspaper carriers--History.

HD8039.N422 / U635 2007

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