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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457923803321

Autore

Toth Jennifer

Titolo

The mole people [[electronic resource] ] : life in the tunnels beneath New York City / / Jennifer Toth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c1993

ISBN

1-55652-925-2

1-56976-451-4

1-55652-241-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Disciplina

305.5/69

Soggetti

Homeless persons - New York (State) - New York

Homeless persons

Homelessness

Underground homeless persons - New York (State) - New York

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Author's Note; Introduction; 1 Finding a Home; 2 Seville's Story; 3 Mac's War; 4 The Underground Population; 5 Underground Spaces; 6 The Bowery; 7 Living with the Law; 8 Hell's Kitchen; 9 Children; 10 Roots; 11 Bernard's Tunnel; 12 Tunnel Art; 13 Graffiti; 14 Runaways; 15 Tunnel Outreach; 16 Dark Angel; 17 The Underground in History, Literature, and Culture; 18 Wanderers; 19 Harlem Gang; 20 J.C.'s Community; 21 ""City of Friends""; 22 Women; 23 Jamall's Story; 24 Blade's Piece; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the thousands of people who live in the subway, railroad, and sewage tunnels of New York City.