The dead end kids of St. Louis homeless boys and the people who tried to save them / Bonnie Stepenoff.

Author/creator Stepenoff, Bonnie, 1949-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoColumbia : University of Missouri Press,
Descriptionxiii, 176 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents The city streets -- Orphans and orphanages -- Drifters in the city streets -- Games, gangs, hideouts, and caves -- Juvenile delinquents and the house of refuge -- Child savers and St. Louis newsboys -- City on the skids -- Young men and criminal gangs -- A new deal for homeless youth -- Youth and the changing city streets.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009054292
ISBN9780826218889 (cloth : alk. paper)