The 1899 Newsboys' Strike cover

The 1899 Newsboys' Strike

Author: Yomtov, Nel

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 4.7
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 3706
Points per Word 0.00027
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.03125

Description

In 1898, William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World raised the price newsboys had to pay for papers, which cut into their profits. In 1899, frustration boiled over. Text has criminal activity and violence.