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This review is from: The Poorhouse: America's Forgotten Institution (Paperback)
'David Wagner's extraordinary journey through the history of 'the poorhouse' in the United States is meticulously researched and brings alive, in eminently readable prose, the lives of those human beings who were both victims and overseers of this much-neglected part of American life. This is an important contribution to our social history.' Howard Zinn, historian, social activist, and author of "A People's History of the United States""An eye-opener! Wagner carefully and judiciously combs through the data to give us a vivid picture...of institutions for the care of the American poor. There is nothing quite like this, and American social welfare history will never be the same." Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, CUNY |
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The Poorhouse: America's Forgotten Institution by David Wagner (Paperback - January 17, 2005)
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