Life of a Bootblack; or, the Street Urchin
"Life of a Bootblack," as the name signified, depicts the type of a street urchin, who is blackening boots to keep his poor mother and drunken stepfather in the necessities of life. Our stor... Read all"Life of a Bootblack," as the name signified, depicts the type of a street urchin, who is blackening boots to keep his poor mother and drunken stepfather in the necessities of life. Our story opens with our little hero running away from home, not being able to stand the unwarrant... Read all"Life of a Bootblack," as the name signified, depicts the type of a street urchin, who is blackening boots to keep his poor mother and drunken stepfather in the necessities of life. Our story opens with our little hero running away from home, not being able to stand the unwarranted abuse given him by his stepfather. We then follow him through his career, picturizing a... Read all