The pushcart war
"Not long ago the streets of New York City were smelly, smoggy, sooty, and loud. There were so many trucks making deliveries that it might take an hour for a car to travel a few blocks. People blamed the truck owners and the truck owners blamed the little wooden pushcarts that traveled the city selling everything from flowers to hot dogs. Behind closed doors the truck owners declared war on the pushcart peddlers. Carts were smashed from Chinatown to Chelsea. The peddlers didn't have money or th…
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- Full title :The pushcart war / by Jean Merril ; illustrated by Ronni Solbert.
Summary
"Not long ago the streets of New York City were smelly, smoggy, sooty, and loud. There were so many trucks making deliveries that it might take an hour for a car to travel a few blocks. People blamed the truck owners and the truck owners blamed the little wooden pushcarts that traveled the city selling everything from flowers to hot dogs. Behind closed doors the truck owners declared war on the pushcart peddlers. Carts were smashed from Chinatown to Chelsea. The peddlers didn't have money or the mayor on their side, but that didn't stop them from fighting back. They used pea shooters to blow tacks into the tires of trucks, they outwitted the police, and they marched right up to the grilles of those giant trucks and dared them to drive down their streets. Today, thanks to the ingenuity of the pushcart peddlers, the streets belong to the people and to the pushcarts."--Amazon.com.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©1964
- Edition:50th anniversary edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):New York Review Books
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1964
Notes
Originally published: W.R. Scott, 1964.
The Physical Object
- Description:222 pages : : illustrations ; : 20 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781590179369, 1590179366
- oclc:ocn930017348
- LC Classification:PZ7.M5453
- Dewey Decimal:813.54
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