{"product_id":"the-pushcart-war-50th-anniversary-edition-the-new-york-review-childrens-collection","title":"The Pushcart War: 50th Anniversary Edition (The New York Review Children's Collection)","description":"\u003cp\u003e50th Anniversary Edition  Do you know the history of the pushcart war? The REAL history? Its a story of how regular people banded together and  armed with little more than their brains and good aim defeated a mighty foe.  Not long ago the streets of New York City were smelly  smoggy  sooty  and loud. There were so many trucks making deliveries that it might take an hour for a car to travel a few blocks. People blamed the truck owners and the truck owners blamed the little wooden pushcarts that traveled the city selling everything from flowers to hot dogs. Behind closed doors the truck owners declared war on the pushcart peddlers. Carts were smashed from Chinatown to Chelsea. The peddlers didnt have money or the mayor on their side  but that didnt stop them from fighting back. They used pea shooters to blow tacks into the tires of trucks  they outwitted the police  and they marched right up to the grilles of those giant trucks and dared them to drive down their streets. Today  thanks to the ingenuity of the pushcart peddlers  the streets belong to the peopleand to the pushcarts.  The Pushcart War was first published fifty years ago. It has inspired generations of children and been adapted for television  radio  and the stage around the world. It was included on School Library Journals list of One Hundred Books That Shaped the Twentieth Century  and its assertion that a committed group of men and women can prevail against a powerful force is as relevant in the twenty-first century as it was in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946441437237,"sku":"ByrdShop_159017819X","price":61.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781590178195.jpg?v=1769949134","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-pushcart-war-50th-anniversary-edition-the-new-york-review-childrens-collection","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}