Children of the Tenements
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1915. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 432 Children of the tenem...
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- CHILDREN OF THE TENEMENTS
- CHILDREN OF THE TENEMENTS
- JACOB A. RIIS
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CHILDREN OF THE TENEMENTS THE RENT BABY
- A STORY OF BLEECKER STREET
- THE KID HANGS UP HIS STOCKING
- THE SLIPPER-MAKER'S FAST
- DEATH COMES TO CAT ALLEY
- A PROPOSAL ON THE ELEVATED
- LITTLE WILL'S MESSAGE
- LOST CHILDREN
- PAOLO'S AWAKENING
- THE LITTLE DOLLAR'S CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
- THE KID
- WHEN THE LETTER CAME
- THE CAT TOOK THE KOSHER MEAT
- NIBSY'S CHRISTMAS
- IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
- NIGGER MARTHA'S WAKE
- WHAT THE CHRISTMAS SUN SAW IN THE TENEMENTS
- MIDWINTER IN NEW YORK
- A CHIP FROM THE MAELSTROM
- SARAH JOYCE'S HUSBANDS
- MERRY CHRISTMAS IN THE TENEMENTS
- ABE'S GAME OF JACKS
- A LITTLE PICTURE
- A DREAM OF THE WOODS
- 'TWAS 'LIZA'S DOINGS
- HEROES WHO FIGHT FIRE
- JOHN GAVIN, MISFIT
- A HEATHEN BABY
- THE CHRISTENING IN BOTTLE ALLEY
- IN THE MULBERRY STREET COURT
- DIFFICULTIES OF A DEACON
- FIRE IN THE BARRACKS
- WAR ON THE GOATS
- HE KEPT HIS TRYST
- ROVER'S LAST FIGHT
- HOW JIM WENT TO THE WAR
- A BACKWOODS HERO
- JACK'S SERMON
- SKIPPY OF SCRABBLE ALLEY
- MAKING A WAY OUT OF THE SLUM
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