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A New York City boy decides to earn some money, and becomes a shoeshine boy with his own special spot and clientele.

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Jerrold Beim

Jerrold Beim

(Pronounced Bime, rhymes with time)
1910 - 1957
American
Jerrold Beim started out after college working in a bank, but he soon moved into the field of advertising for a department store in Syracuse, New York... See more
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Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

Shoeshine Boy
New Yorker Teddy's summer earning money as a shoeshine boy focusses on good will and ingenuity as byroads to better business...

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