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Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 32 pages. 9.69x6.54x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 352 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.91 inches. In Stock.

dj. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5); light green cloth-covered boards, with titling and blocking stamped in gilt and green on spine; map illustrated endpapers; 302pp; photographic plates on glossy paper throughout. Lightly tanned with occassional ink marks to covers and soil to front endpaper; Very Good+. Dustwrapper unclipped (priced $3.00) with stamp to upper front flap, modest shelfwear and rubbing, dampstain to spine panel and rear panel, tiny tape residue to rear flap panel, and soil to flap folds and extremities; Good. The authors collected interviews from staff members, and reviewed scrapbooks, letters, and speeches for this history of Boys Town, a home created by Father Flanagan in downtown Omaha to protect youth from Juvenile Court and streets, and prepare them into citizens. Flanagan also organized to rehabilitate war orphans, including individuals in Japan and the Philippines. [83848].…

dj. Very Good (covers nice with very minor indentation to front cover; contents clean & tight); bit of wear (minor soil, short tears & tiny creases; $3.00 price is present on the front flap) d/j. 8vo., gray cloth in dust jacket; 302 pages First Edition (so stated on copyright page) Signed by both authors (father & son) on a front blank page. In 1917, Flanagan founded a home for homeless boys in Omaha. Because the downtown facilities were inadequate, Flanagan established Boys Town, ten miles west of Omaha, in 1921. Under Flanagan's direction, Boys Town grew to be a large community with its own boy-mayor, schools, chapel, post office, cottages, gymnasium, and other facilities where boys between the ages of 10 and 16 could receive an education and learn a trade. Flanagan did not believe in the reform school model, and stated, "there's no such thing as a bad boy." Flanagan died in 1948. A 1938 film starring Spencer Tracy, Boys Town was based on the life of Flanagan and Tracy won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. Mickey Rooney also starred as one of the residents. ?He ain?t heavy, Father? he?s my brother.? Those iconic words have symbolized the spirit of Boys Town for decades. Illustrated. Foreword by Monsignor Nicholas H. Wegner, Director of Boys Town. (illustrator). Signed.…