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title: 'A Son of the Bowery: The Life Story of an East Side American'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Charles Stelzle'
date: 1926-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Autobiography and Biography'
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Economics, Employment, and Work'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 25'
- 'Luke 4'
- 'James 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/stelzle-1926-a-son-of-the-bowery-the-life-story-of-an-east-side-american
---

# A Son of the Bowery: The Life Story of an East Side American

Charles Stelzle's memoir of growing up on New York's East Side, recounting poverty, labor organizing, and his church-centered social work and ministry among workingmen.

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