Copyright Date:
2023
Edition Date:
2023
Release Date:
08/01/22
ISBN:
1-666-35781-2
ISBN 13:
978-1-666-35781-3
Dewey:
331
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 CST 2023)
The two newest titles in the Movements and Resistance series (2 new titles) spotlight often overlooked repression in U.S. history and the individuals who fought for justice. Once again, the graphic nonfiction format features boxed text with narration, imagined dialogue that adds a storylike effect, and action-packed comics that depict the tensions and uprisings. The 1899 Newsboys' Strike opens with working conditions of the newsboys who sold newspapers in New York City. Not only were they forced to buy the newspapers they wished to sell, but the country's two biggest newspapers refused to buy back unsold copies. The books explains how a price hike by the powerful owners, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, ultimately pushed the newsies to go on strike until Hearst and Pulitzer finally met their demands for fair prices. Concluding facts in each book enhance the value of this important series.
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ALA Booklist
(Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 CST 2023)
In the late 1800s, newsboysor newsieswere a critical part of the newspaper industry. They bought stacks of papers from newspaper publishers and then sold them on city streets for a small profit. But in 1898, William Randolph Hearsts New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzers New York World raised the cost of 100 papers by 10 cents. The price increase cut into the newsboys profits, and by the summer of 1899 their frustration boiled over. They banded together and showed the world how activists of any age can use a strike to win against even the most rich and powerful.