Bibliograph

Homelessness, a documentary and reference guide, Neil Larry Shumsky

Type

Label

Homelessness, a documentary and reference guide, Neil Larry Shumsky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Homelessness

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

780442959

Responsibility statement

Neil Larry Shumsky

Series statement

Documentary and reference guides

Sub title

a documentary and reference guide

Summary

This book presents an investigation of homelessness in the United States, a problem that has been with us since the arrival of the first English settlers nearly 400 years ago

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Words and numbers -- pt. 2. Hoboes, tramps, and bums, 1790-1930 -- pt. 3. Migrants and transients, 1930-1960 -- pt. 4. Street people, bag ladies, and homeless people

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