Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated. Including the Story of Little Katy, Madalina, the Rag-Picker’s Daughter, Wild Maggie, &c. With Original Designs, engraved by N. Orr.
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Link Singerman ID: supp1461
Year: 1854
Entry: Robinson, Solon. Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated. Including the Story of Little Katy, Madalina, the Rag-Picker’s Daughter, Wild Maggie, &c. With Original Designs, engraved by N. Orr. New York: De Witt and Davenport, 1854. 408 p.
Author/Editor: Robinson, Solon
Location: New York, NY
Holdings: In most academic libraries
Title: Hot Corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated. Including the Story of Little Katy, Madalina, the Rag-Picker’s Daughter, Wild Maggie, &c. With Original Designs, engraved by N. Orr.
Printer/Publisher: De Witt and Davenport
Language: English
Notes: See pp. 16-17, a Jewish rag dealer buys a shipment of clothing, previously worn by yellow fever victims, in the expectation of making a quick sale of the infected rags for a 100% profit. Wright II:2097.