Skid Road : on the frontier of health and homelessness in an American city / Josephine Ensign.

Author/creator Ensign, Josephine author.
Format Book
PublicationBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Copyright Date©2021
Description288 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Subjects
Homelessness--Washington (State). --Seattle. --History.
Homeless persons--Health and hygiene. --Washington (State). --Seattle. --History.
Mentally ill homeless persons--Washington (State). --Seattle. --History.
Skid row--Washington (State). --Seattle. --History.

Contents 1. Brother's Keeper -- 2. Skid Road -- 3. The Sisters -- 4. Ark of Refuge -- 5. Shacktown -- 6. Threshold -- 7. State of Emergency -- Epilogue: Hearing Voices.
Abstract "This book is a work of narrative history set in Seattle, Washington, that explores the relationship between the health care safety net and homelessness. The book traces the social determinants of health from Seattle's earliest days"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [239]-275) and index.
Issued in other formebook version : 9781421440149
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2020015931
ISBN9781421440132 (hardcover)
ISBN142144013X (hardcover)
ISBNelectronic book
Standard identifier# 40030656521

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HV4506 .S43 E57 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold