Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York With Boot Blacks (Norton Critical Editions, Band 0)

Name: Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York With Boot Blacks (Norton Critical Editions, Band 0)
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By Horatio Alger

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It is canonical as a cultural text, rather than a purely literary one, as this Norton Critical Edition reflects. An extensive "Contexts" section includes maps, photographs, and documents showing how and why Alger used the backdrop of New York City to highlight problems of urban poverty, immigration, and child labor in mid-nineteenth century America. "Criticism" is thematically organized around contemporary reviews and responses, the heated public debate about whether Alger should be available in American public libraries, parodies of and related responses to Alger, and four recent critical essays by Mary Wroth Walsh, Glenn Hendler, Michael Moon, and Hildegard Hoeller.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 304
Release Date:: 2007-11-01
Publication Date:: 2007-11-01
Publisher:: WW Norton & Co
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0393925897
Weight:: 290 g

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