Remove Him to the Poorhouse: Poor-Relief in Montgomery County, VA, 1830-1880

In 1962, historian Michael Harrington published The Other America, the inaugural work in the field of the history of poverty. Part history and part call to action, Harrington argued that the poor have largely remained invisible in American society. He endeavored to make America's poor visible a...

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Main Author: Gallagher, Jennifer Ann
Other Authors: History
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/94645