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Theodore Dreiser. The Color of a Great City
The Color of a Great City
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE COLOR OF A GREAT CITY. THE CITY OF MY DREAMS
THE CITY AWAKES
THE WATERFRONT
THE LOG OF A HARBOR PILOT
BUMS
THE MICHAEL J. POWERS ASSOCIATION
THE FIRE
THE CAR YARD
THE FLIGHT OF PIGEONS
ON BEING POOR
SIX O’CLOCK
THE TOILERS OF THE TENEMENTS
THE END OF A VACATION
THE TRACK WALKER
THE REALIZATION OF AN IDEAL
THE PUSHCART MAN
A VANISHED SEASIDE RESORT
THE BREAD-LINE
OUR RED SLAYER
WHENCE THE SONG
CHARACTERS
THE BEAUTY OF LIFE
A WAYPLACE OF THE FALLEN
HELL’S KITCHEN
A CERTAIN OIL REFINERY
THE BOWERY MISSION
THE WONDER OF THE WATER
THE MAN ON THE BENCH
THE MEN IN THE DARK
THE MEN IN THE STORM
THE MEN IN THE SNOW
THE FRESHNESS OF THE UNIVERSE
THE CRADLE OF TEARS
WHEN THE SAILS ARE FURLED
THE SANDWICH MAN
THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF LITTLE ITALY
CHRISTMAS IN THE TENEMENTS
THE RIVERS OF THE NAMELESS DEAD
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Theodore Dreiser
Published by Good Press, 2021
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After a while he went below and tumbled in and McLaughlin, the boatman, took the turn. In the cabin most of the pilots had gone to bed. Yet the two old salts were still at pinochle, browbeating each other, but in a subdued tone. All pipes were out. Snores were numerous and long.
At dawn the pilot whose turn it was to guide the next steamer into New York took the wheel. We sailed out into the east and the morning, looking for prey. It came soon, in the shape of a steamer.
