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

摘要: Covering the entire period from colonial era to late twentieth century, this book is first scholarly history of homeless in America. Drawing on sources that include records charitable organizations, sociological studies, and numerous memoirs formerly persons, Kusmer demonstrates have been a significant presence American scene for over two hundred years. He probes homelessness variety angles, showing why people become homeless; how charities public authorities dealt with social problem; diverse ways which different class, ethnic, racial groups perceived responded homelessness. that, despite common perception as deviant group, they always had much average American. Focusing millions who suffered downward mobility, Down Out, On Road provides unique view evolution society raises disturbing questions about repeated failure face solve problem