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.