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The Amboy Dukes By Irving Shulman
Irving Shulman’s novel about delinquent Jewish teenagers in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn was a publishing sensation upon its release in 1947, selling five million copies. It was also widely condemned as “pornographic” and reportedly banned altogether in Canada. Almost … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1947, Author S, Brooklyn, Doubleday & Co., Historical, Juvenile Delinquency, New York, Title A, World War II
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