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930512s1993 ilua b 001 0 eng |
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93023912 |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
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| National bibliography number |
B9493929 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1556521901 |
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155652241X |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781556522413 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Transcribing agency |
doga |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
HV4506.N6 |
| Item number |
T68 1993 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
305.569 TO.M 1993 |
| Edition number |
20 |
| Item number |
02602 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Toth, Jennifer. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The mole people : |
| Remainder of title |
life in the tunnels beneath New York City / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Jennifer Toth. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Chicago, Ill. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Chicago Review Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1993. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 267 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Miscellaneous information |
1 |
| Title |
Finding a Home |
| Miscellaneous information |
7 -- |
| -- |
2 |
| Title |
Seville's Story |
| Miscellaneous information |
11 -- |
| -- |
3 |
| Title |
Mac's War |
| Miscellaneous information |
29 -- |
| -- |
4 |
| Title |
The Underground Population |
| Miscellaneous information |
35 -- |
| -- |
5 |
| Title |
Underground Spaces |
| Miscellaneous information |
43 -- |
| -- |
6 |
| Title |
The Bowery |
| Miscellaneous information |
49 -- |
| -- |
7 |
| Title |
Living with the Law |
| Miscellaneous information |
59 -- |
| -- |
8 |
| Title |
Hell's Kitchen |
| Miscellaneous information |
73 -- |
| -- |
9 |
| Title |
Children |
| Miscellaneous information |
77 -- |
| -- |
10 |
| Title |
Roots |
| Miscellaneous information |
87 -- |
| -- |
11 |
| Title |
Bernard's Tunnel |
| Miscellaneous information |
97 -- |
| -- |
12 |
| Title |
Tunnel Art |
| Miscellaneous information |
119 -- |
| -- |
13 |
| Title |
Graffiti |
| Miscellaneous information |
129 -- |
| -- |
14 |
| Title |
Runaways |
| Miscellaneous information |
135 -- |
| -- |
15 |
| Title |
Tunnel Outreach |
| Miscellaneous information |
151 -- |
| -- |
16 |
| Title |
Dark Angel |
| Miscellaneous information |
165 -- |
| -- |
17 |
| Title |
The Underground in History, Literature, and Culture |
| Miscellaneous information |
169 -- |
| -- |
18 |
| Title |
Wanderers |
| Miscellaneous information |
181 -- |
| -- |
19 |
| Title |
Harlem Gang |
| Miscellaneous information |
183 -- |
| -- |
20 |
| Title |
J.C.'s Community |
| Miscellaneous information |
191 -- |
| -- |
21 |
| Title |
"City of Friends" |
| Miscellaneous information |
203 -- |
| -- |
22 |
| Title |
Women |
| Miscellaneous information |
213 -- |
| -- |
23 |
| Title |
Jamall's Story |
| Miscellaneous information |
229 -- |
| -- |
24 |
| Title |
Blade's Piece |
| Miscellaneous information |
237. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Thousands of people live in the subway, railroad, and sewage tunnels that form the bowels of New York City. This book is about them, the so-called "mole people" living alone and in communities, in the frescoed waiting rooms of long-forgotten subway tunnels and in pick-axed compartments below busway platforms. It is about how and why people move undergraound, who they are, and what they have to say about their lives and the treacherous "topside" world they've left behind. There are even the voices of young children taken down to the tunnels by parents who are determined to keep their families together, although as one tunnel dweller explains, "once you go down there, you can't be a child anymore." Though they maintain an existence hidden from the world aboveground, tunnel dwellers form a large and growing sector of the homeless population. They are a diverse group, and they choose to live underground for many reasonssome rejecting society and its values, others reaffirming those values in what they view as purer terms, and still others seeking shelter from the harsh conditions on the streets. Their enemies include government agencies and homeless organizations as well as wandering crack addicts and marauding gangs. In communities underground, however, many homeless people find not only a place but also an identity. On these pages Jennifer Toth visits underground New York with various straight-talking guides, from outreach workers and transit police to vetern tunnel dwellers, graffiti artists, and even the "mayor" of a large, highly structured community several levels down. In addition to chilling and poignant firsthand accounts of tunnel life, she describes the fascinating and labryrinthine physical world beneath the city and discusses the literary allusions and historical points of view that prejudice our culture against those who "go underground". Toth has gained unprecedented access to a strange and frightening world, but The Mole People is not a daredevil journalistic account of a foreign place. It is one young woman's personal examination of her society, the despair it permits and her own inherited prejudices and fears. It is a thoughtful exploration of our times, when rising levels of urban poverty, drug addiction, and mental illness coincide with shortages in low-income housing, diminishing welfare services, and crime and brutality on the streets. With clarity and compassion this book exposes people too long hidden from view, individuals helping one another and even hoping for a better life as they struggle to survive their cruel portion of America. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Underground homeless persons |
| Geographic subdivision |
New York (State) |
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New York. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Toth, Jennifer. |
| Title |
Mole people. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c1993 |
| Record control number |
(OCoLC)608921872 |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Toth, Jennifer. |
| Title |
Mole people. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c1993 |
| Record control number |
(OCoLC)622724195 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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Books |
