Down & Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History

by Kenneth L. Kusmer

Book Overview

Covering the entire period from the colonial era to the late twentieth century, this book is the first scholarly history of the homeless in America. Drawing on sources that include records of charitable organizations, sociological studies, and numerous memoirs of formerly homeless persons, Kusmer demonstrates that the homeless have been a significant presence on the American scene for over two hundred years. He probes the history of homelessness from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195047788
• ISBN13: 9780195047783
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.5" x 6.3"