City Crimes; Or, Life in New York and Boston

"City Crimes; Or, Life in New York and Boston" by George Thompson is a story set in the 1800's that looks at big city living - the good and bad - through a rich, young man named Frank Sydney. Frank feels empty despite his fancy life and wants to find real meaning by helping the poor. He leaves his shallow friends behind and bravely enters the dangerous streets of New York City at night. Right away, Frank faces tough choices when he meets someone very desperate who threatens him because he's hungry and another person who leads him down the wrong path, testing his true character. This is the start of a journey that looks at right and wrong, and shows the difficult truths about what life was like in these cities back then.