The 1899 Newsboys' Strike

by Nel Yomtov, Silvio dB (Illustrator)

Overview

In the late 1800s, newsboys—or “newsies”—were 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 Hearst’s New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer’s 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666357851
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Series:	Movements and Resistance
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	GN710L (what's this?)
File size:	14 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area.
Silvio dB is a comic book artist from Brazil. He has illustrated numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including Cleansing the World: Flood Myths Around the World, Vikings: Scandinavia’s Ferocious Sea Raiders, Ninjas: Japan’s Stealthy Secret Agents, and Nat Turner’s Rebellion.

Table of Contents

Kids at Work 4

Strike! 10

The Big Rally 16

"Say, We're Winnin' Easy!" 20

Betrayal…And Success! 24

More about the 1899 Newsboys' Strike 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

About the Author 32

About the Illustrator 32

Interviews

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Editorial Reviews

The two newest titles in the Movements and Resistance series 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 book 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. While considerable attention has been given to Mexican migrant workers in the early to mid-twentieth century, The Delano Grape Strike describes Filipino workers, also known as Manongs, of the same time period. It focuses on Larry Itliong and his years-long crusade for better working conditions for Filipino grape harvesters. This volume recounts his coordinated strike efforts with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta and how Itliong's influence was ultimately overshadowed by Chavez's prominence in the news coverage. Concluding facts in each book en­hance the value of this important series.

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