Embodied History: The Lives of the Poor in Early Philadelphia

by Simon P. Newman

Book Overview

Offering a new view into the lives and experiences of plebeian men and women, and a provocative exploration of the history of the body itself, Embodied History approaches the bodies of the poor in early national Philadelphia as texts to be read and interpreted. Through a close examination of accounts of the bodies that appeared in runaway advertisements and in seafaring, almshouse, prison, hospital, and burial records, Simon P. Newman uses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812218485
• ISBN13: 9780812218480
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"