Shutting Out the Sky

Shutting Out the Sky Life in the Tenements of New York, 1880-1924

1st Edition

Hardback (01 Oct 2003)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Photographs and text document the experiences of five individuals who came to live in the Lower East Side of New York City as children or young adults from Belarus, Italy, Lithuania, and Romania at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780439375900
Publisher: Orchard Books
Imprint: Orchard Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 307.764097471
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 134
Weight: 521g
Height: 218mm
Width: 210mm
Spine width: 17mm