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出版社:PENGUIN
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ISBN:0142003921
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作者:JON BOORSTIN
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頁數:373
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出版日期:2004-01-01
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印刷日期:2004-01-01
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包裝:平裝
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開本:32開
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版次:1
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印次:1
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"Fast and compelling... The Newsboys' Lodging-House brings together William James, Horatio Alger, newsies, gang boys, rat baitings, crime, and romance, in a vast and colorful panorama of old New York."--Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland and Paradise Alley
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A SPELLBINDING LITERARY ENTERTAINMENT ABOUT THE TRAVAILS AND
TRIUMPHS OF A YOUNG WILLIAM JAMES, AND A CITY ON THE RISE
Overpowered by contemplation of evil's existence in a godless
world, William James--psychologist, philosopher, and one of the
most influential American thinkers--suffered a severe mental
collapse at the age of thirty. Months later he reemerged with
renewed confidence and a new clarity of purpose.
In this mesmerizing historical thriller, Jon Boorstin
imagines those missing months, taking James on a journey into the
gritty urban environment of 1870s New York. inspired by a chance
encounter with Horatio Alger, James goes incognito to New York
City to search for the key to human nature in the struggles of
the city's countless young street urchins. Once there he finds
himself battling to save those seduced by the darker side of
street life--and is forced to test his ideas against the gritty
reality of a boisterous city.
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