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Down and out in early America / edited by Billy G. Smith.
| Other author | Smith, Billy G. (Billy Gordon) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xx, 327 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: "The best poor man's country?" / Billy G. Smith -- Poverty and politics in early American history / Gary B. Nash -- Lives of the poor: Dead bodies: poverty and death in early national Philadelphia / Simon Newman; Malthusian miseries and the working poor in Philadelphia, 1780-1830: gender and infant mortality / Susan E. Klepp; Slaves and poverty / Philip D. Morgan -- Poor relief: "Who died an expence to this town": poor relief in eighteenth century Rhode Island / Ruth Wallis Herndon; Gender and the political economy of poor relief in colonial Philadelphia / Karin Wulf; Poor relief "without violating the rights of humanity": almshouse administration in the Philadelphia region, 1790-1860 / Monique Bourque; Bound by charity: the abandoned children of late eighteenth century Charleston / John E. Murray -- Politics, religion, and the creation of poverty: Poverty and politics in the Hudson River Valley / Thomas Humphrey; "God helps those who help themselves": religious explanations of poverty in colonial Massachusetts, 1630-1776 / J. Richard Olivas; The Delaware Indians and poverty in colonial New Jersey / Jean R. Soderlund. |
| General note | Three of the eleven papers in this volume were presented at a session held at the 1997 Organization of American Historians meeting. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003022441 |
| ISBN | 0271023163 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0271023171 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC110.P6 D625 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |