Joe Magarac and His USA Citizen Papers facts for kids
First edition
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| Author | Irwin Shapiro (1911–1981) |
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| Cover artist | James Daugherty |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Julian Messner, Inc. |
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Publication date
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1948 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 58 pp |
| OCLC | 1417159 |
Joe Magarac and His USA Citizen Papers is a novel for children by the American writer Irwin Shapiro (1911–1981) set in the steel valley of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It tells the story of the "legendary" steelworker Joe Magarac, who when a mill boss tells him that he needs $1,000 to get his American citizenship papers, goes on a working spree to earn the money. Magarac gets angry, however, when a U.S. Congressman tells him to go back to the Old Country where he came from. Magarac rips up rails and knocks down buildings and in a climatic rage in the manner of King Kong scales the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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