![]() ![]() Jimmy's friend, Dick, subtly began to encourage Jimmy to change. So I started reading, totally absorbed in the times, until a theme started to reoccur. Youse instead of you, dem instead of they, me instead of my. All of it was current and it was a treat being able to read this preserved piece of history (despite being a work of fiction)Ģ) the authentic accents- pre-covid I had a part in my church play and my character had a New York accent. ![]() at one point the author makes a note that his readers are aware of a certain location being on the lower east side or something to that effect. Everything in this book is authentic and true to the time period. So when I ran across this book (free on kindle) I jumped at the chance to read it and was automatically hooked because:ġ) this was published in 1909- ten years after the strike in 1899. To start, I'm a HUGE fan of Newsies and not just the show and Disney film, but everything about that era, the newsboy strike, the day to day life, the entertainment, the fashion. ![]() ![]() Where to even begin? This book was a ride of ups and downs- of times I was literally gushing and then times when I wanted to scream at my phone. ![]()
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