Project Gutenberg 2019-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 261 Dreiser, Theodore 1871 1945 Falls, C. B. (Charles Buckles) 1874 1960 Falls, Charles Buckles 23018232 The Color of a Great City Foreword -- 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. Produced by Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Color of a Great City" by Theodore Dreiser is a collection of literary sketches written in the early 20th century. The work acts as a vivid portrayal of New York City during the early 1900s, conveying the stark contrasts and vibrancy of urban life. Dreiser delves into various aspects of the city through a series of observations, focusing on the lives of its inhabitants, particularly those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. The opening portion of the book introduces the author’s reflections on New York City as he experienced it between 1900 and 1915. Dreiser shares his personal journey of discovery, detailing the complexities of life amid the intense social and economic diversity. His observations highlight the bustling streets, the contrasts between wealth and poverty, and the unique characters he encountered, such as a determined seamstress who preferred her small living quarters in the city over a bigger house in the country. Through his contemplative and descriptive style, he sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the city's dynamics, emphasizing how the attitudes of its residents reflect broader themes of aspiration and struggle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel F106 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 511980 2025-06-24T09:12:05.811324 text/html 486096 2024-10-17T15:32:26 text/html 1954923 2025-06-24T09:12:16.044770 application/epub+zip 1952434 2025-06-24T09:12:08.019845 application/epub+zip 310186 2025-06-24T09:12:06.973319 application/epub+zip 2060723 2025-06-24T09:12:21.917782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2010842 2025-06-24T09:12:14.951810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373965 2022-09-27T15:11:16.876724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460296 2025-06-24T09:12:04.866357 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 440299 2024-10-17T15:32:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18498 2025-06-24T09:12:22.220709 application/rdf+xml 26742 2025-06-24T09:12:07.112296 image/jpeg 3587 2025-06-24T09:12:07.045308 image/jpeg 4296514 2025-06-24T09:12:05.989296 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia