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E.L. Doctorow Billy Bathgate
New York Random House 1989 0394525299 / 9780394525297 First Trade Edition Hardcover/Ex-Library Good
0394525299 Good-/Good c. 1989, brown bds. w/d.j., 323pp., (lt.shelf wear, corners bumped, page ends lt.soiled, lt.soiling to a few pages, binding good, d.j. taped to bds., lt.edge wear, mylar cover, lt.rubbing)
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E. L. Doctorow Billy Bathgate: A Novel
Harpercollins (Mm) 0061000078 / 9780061000072 PAPERBACK Very Good
0061000078 From Publishers Weekly During the Depression, street kid Billy Bathgate comes to the attention of his idol, gangster Dutch Schulz. "Billy's apprenticeship to Schulz and his education at the hands of the mobster's minions is related by Doctorow with masterful skill, grace and lucidity of prose, inspired inventiveness of scene and true-voiced dialogue. . . . It is mesmerizing reading," praised PW. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Having grown up poor but ambitious on the Bronx's Bathgate Avenue during the Depression, young Billy is now being educated in the ways of the world. But his is no ordinary education, for Billy is a gangster-in-training employed by the notorious Dutch Schultz. As the story moves fluidly from the violent underworld of New York City to the playgrounds of the rich, Billy falls for "the Dutchman's" latest lady--a beauty named Drew Preston who eventually reciprocates his youthful passion. Soon Billy is questioning the actions of the mob he was so eager to join as he seeks to protect Drew from its vengeance. Though at times 15-year-old Billy seems far too precocious, even for a streetwise punk, ultimately we are made to feel his apprehension of the world: that "large, empty resounding adulthood booming with terror." An engrossing tale that successfully re-creates worlds gone by in loving and meticulous detail. - Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal" Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review An engrossing tale that successfully recreates worlds gone by in loving and meticulous detail. -- The New York Times Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description In 1930's New York, Billy Bathgate, a fifteen-year-old highschool dropout, has captured the attention of infamous gangster Dutch Schultz, who lures the boy into his world of racketeering. The product of an East Bronx upbringing by his half-crazy Irish Catholic mother, after his Jewish father left them long ago, Billy is captivated by the world of money, sex, and high society the charismatic Schultz has to offer. But it is also a world of extortion, brutality, and murder, where Billy finds himself involved in a dangerous affair with Schultz's girlfriend. Relive this story through the title character's driving narrative, a child's thoughts and feelings filtered through the sensibilities of an adult, and the result is E.L. Doctorow's most convincing and appealing portrayal of a young boy's life. Converging mythology and history, one of America's most admired authors has captured the romance of gangsters and criminal enterprise that continues to fascinate the American psyche today.
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E. L. Doctorow Ragtime
Bantam 0553026003 / 9780553026009 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Fair
0553026003 Mass market, Acceptable. General used condition. May have owner's name, creases, tanned pages and/or shelfwear. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability.
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