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Loading... The Newsboys' Lodging-House: or The Confessions of William James--A Novel (original 2003; edition 2004)by Jon Boorstin
Work InformationThe Newsboys' Lodging-House: or The Confessions of William James--A Novel by Jon Boorstin (2003)
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Part urban history, part thriller, part character study, this mesmerizing novel delves into the young life experiences of William James, the seminal nineteenth-century American thinker whose ideas have so profoundly influenced American thought. After suffering a devastating mental collapse at the age of thirty, James emerged from the ordeal more confident and focused, but no one has been able to account for the transformation. Author Jon Boorstin imagines those missing months, taking James on an adventure in the rough streets of nineteenth-century Manhattan. In that bustling milieu James is forced to test his ideas against the harsh realities of an unforgiving city coming into its own. An evocative re-creation of Old New York and an illuminating look at a young man on the path to greatness, Boorstins novel is spellbinding literary entertainment. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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