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The Old Neighborhood: Memories of a Chicago Childhood--1942 to 1952

ByLowell Streiker

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1942 to 1952—a time of rapid change as seen by a young boy in Chicago The unconditional love of grandparents The mother he loved and feared The competitive, one-of-a-kind father The neighborhood goes to war A Jewish family in an Italian Catholic neighborhood The confessions of a good (most of the time) boy The missing girl and the thing in the swamp The ubiquity of radio and the coming of TV Weekends in those palatial movie theaters The secrets kept by adults—death, divorce, money, and sex Games, gangs, and simple pleasures UFOs and a man from Mars

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Publication Date
Sep 27, 2005
Language
English
ISBN
9781411650640
Category
Parenting & Families
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Lowell Streiker

Specifications

Pages
184
Binding
Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)

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