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The Pushcart War [SCM]

by Jean Merrill Author

A story about a war between the pushcart peddlars and the large truck drivers in New York City's streets. A simple introduction to how wars start.

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
0-440-47147-8
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
36
Pages
223
Suggested Grades
5th - 12th
Geographical Setting
New York
Historical Setting
1986 - 1986
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell
Copyright
1964

Chapters

  • 1 How It Began: The Daffodil Massacre
  • 2 The Blow-up of Marvin Seeley's Picture
  • 3 More About Morris the Florist
  • 4 The Summer Before the War
  • 5 Wenda Gambling Sees the Danger Signs
  • 6 The Peanut Butter Speech
  • 7 The Words That Triggered the War
  • 8 The Secret Meeting & The Declaration of War
  • 9 The Secret Campaign Against the Pushcarts
  • 10 The Meeting at Maxie Hammerman's
  • 11 The Secret Weapon
  • 12 The Pea Shooter Campaign-Phase I
  • 13 Maxie Hammerman's Battle Plan
  • 14 SomeTheories As to the Cause of the Flat Tires
  • 15 The Arrest of Frank the Flower
  • 16 Big Moe's Attack on the Police Commissioner
  • 17 The Pea Shooter Campaign-Phase II
  • 18 The Retreat of the Trucks
  • 19 The Tacks Tax & The British Ultimatum
  • 20 The Pea Blockade
  • 21 The Barricade at Posey's Plant
  • 22 The Raid on Maxie Hammerman's
  • 23 The Questioning of Maxie Hammerman
  • 24 The Portlette Papers
  • 25 The Three-Against-One Gamble
  • 26 Maxie Hammerman's War Chest
  • 27 The Truck Drivers' Manifesto
  • 28 The Truce
  • 29 The Peace March
  • 30 Mack's Attack
  • 31 The Sneak Attack
  • 32 Frank the Flower's Crocheted Target
  • 33 The Turning Point: The War of Words
  • 34 The Battle of Bleecker Street
  • 35 The Pushcart Peace Conference
  • 36 The Post-War Years

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