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Christ in Concrete

Pietro di Donato - Author

Studs Terkel - Preface by

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ISBN 9780451214218 | 240 pages | 07 Sep 2004 | NAL | 5.35 x 8.03in | 18 - AND UP
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One of the 20th century's greatest works of social protest-and its 21st-century message.

A classic examination of the American experience for hard-working Italian immigrants living in New York City's Lower East Side shortly before the Great Depression, Christ in Concrete focuses on a family's struggle against harsh economic realities and tenement living.


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