The Poorhouse: America's Forgotten Institution

by David Wagner

Book Overview

Many of us grew up hearing our parents exclaim 'you are driving me to the poorhouse ' or remember the card in the Monopoly game which says 'Go to the Poorhouse Lose a Turn ' Yet most Americans know little or nothing of this institution that existed under a variety of names for approximately three hundred years of American history. Exploring the history of the 'inmates' as well as staff and officials in New England, this book connects contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742529452
• ISBN13: 9780742529458
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"