{"product_id":"children-of-the-city-at-work-and-at-play-paperback","title":"Children of the City: At Work and at Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Nasaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe turn of the twentieth century was a time of explosive growth for American cities, a time of nascent hopes and apparently limitless possibilities. In \u003ci\u003eChildren of the City, \u003c\/i\u003e David Nasaw re-creates this period in our social history from the vantage point of the children who grew up then. Drawing on hundreds of memoirs, autobiographies, oral histories and unpublished--and until now unexamined--primary source materials from cities across the country, he provides us with a warm and eloquent portrait of these children, their families, their daily lives, their fears, and their dreams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with 68 photographs from the period, many never before published, \u003ci\u003eChildren of the City\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vibrant portrait of a time when our cities and our grandparents were young.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Nasaw\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Million\u003c\/i\u003e, named a best book of the year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Patriarch\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"Five Best Non-Fiction Books of the Year\"; \u003ci\u003eAndrew Carnegie\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"Notable Book of the Year\" and the winner of the American History Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Chief, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Bancroft Prize\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He was the Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center and the president of the Society of American Historians. In 2023, he was honored by the New York Public Library as a \"Library Lion.\" David's father served in the Army Medical Corps in Eritrea during the Second World War. Nasaw's newest book, \u003ci\u003eThe Wounded Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978252878125,"sku":"9780345802972","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ioUTHp2X2o9780345802972.webp?v=1775801269","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/children-of-the-city-at-work-and-at-play-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}