The story of the newsboys (and girls) who took on the world's most powerful press barons--and won--in the summer of 1899 is told in this fascinating picture boo

Describes the conditions and treatment that drove workers, including many children, to various strikes, from the mill workers strikes in 1828 and 1836 and the c

Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more t

In the 1890's, thirteen-year-old Sam copes with poverty and violence on the streets of New York's Lower East Side.

In the nineteenth century the United States was ablaze with activism and reform: people of all races, creeds, classes, and genders engaged with diverse intellec