Runaways: America's Lost Youth

Raphael, Maryanne; Wolf, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 0877496692 / ISBN 13: 9780877496694

Published by Drake Publishers, Inc., 1974

FAIR/WITH FAIR JACKET, 176 pp. Text has a few stray ink marks and usual library treatments. Brown cloth boards. Plastic coated jacket has b/w photo on front and blue/black/yellow text; some soiling. Binding stitched and firm. Seller Inventory # 037192

Synopsis:

This is an important book. Nowhere else have I seen the theme of the runaways treated as thoroughly, honestly, unflinchingly. It not only describes the various stories fully, but it offers suggestions for improving a tragic situation. Anais Nin

About the Author: Maryanne Raphael grew up in Ohio, studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, lived in New York city where she taught at the New School for Social Research. Unofficially she ran a half-way house for runaways. her book Mother Teresa, Called to Love, was recently published. Jenifer Wolf resides in New York City, where she teaches and writes. She has maintained her interest in runaway youth, and was a volunteer at Covenant House, a shelter for homeless youth. She recently did an article for Salem Press/Family Life Encyclopedia entitled Runaways

Bibliographic Details

Title: Runaways: America's Lost Youth
Publisher: Drake Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date: 1974
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair