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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aBodenheim, Maxwell,
_d1893-1954
245 1 0 _aNinth Avenue
246 1 _a9th Avenue
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-02-11
508 _aSteve Mattern, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Ninth Avenue" by Maxwell Bodenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of New York City during the tumultuous era of the 1920s, exploring the lives of the Palmer family, particularly focusing on the character Blanche Palmer. It delves into themes of class struggle, personal aspirations, and the often harsh realities of urban life, encapsulated in Blanche's navigation through relationships with various men who embody different facets of society. At the start of "Ninth Avenue," the scene is set on a typical Sunday morning in New York, revealing the gritty atmosphere of the city as well as introducing the complex dynamics within the Palmer family. Blanche Palmer is portrayed as a young woman balancing her blossoming femininity with a pressing desire for independence amid a chaotic family life. As readers are drawn into her world, they witness her interactions with her family members, who each represent different values and struggles, particularly her brother Harry, whose aspirations in the boxing world create tension. The opening also establishes Blanche's conflicting feelings about her romantic pursuits, especially with men like Louis Rosenberg and Fred Roper, highlighting her struggle between societal expectations and her own desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Boni & Liveright, 1926
653 _aYoung women -- Fiction
653 _aPoor families -- Fiction
653 _aMate selection -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aRace relations -- Fiction
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67372
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