Vagrants and vagabonds : poverty and mobility in the early American republic / Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan.
2019
KF3720 .O37 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
Vagrants and vagabonds : poverty and mobility in the early American republic / Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Description
225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
Early American places.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
"She is doubtless a very vagrant" : poverty and mobility on the legal landscape
"A wandering life" : the physical landscape of indigent transiency
"The removal of so many human beings...like felons" : forced migration of the poor
"Since he was free" : vagabondage, race, and emancipation
"Punishment for their misfortunes" : discretion, incarceration, and resistance
"It was amongst the vagrant class...that cholera was most fatal" : mobility, poverty, and disease
Conclusion.
"She is doubtless a very vagrant" : poverty and mobility on the legal landscape
"A wandering life" : the physical landscape of indigent transiency
"The removal of so many human beings...like felons" : forced migration of the poor
"Since he was free" : vagabondage, race, and emancipation
"Punishment for their misfortunes" : discretion, incarceration, and resistance
"It was amongst the vagrant class...that cholera was most fatal" : mobility, poverty, and disease
Conclusion.
Summary
""Vagrants and Vagabonds: Poverty and Mobility in the Early American Republic" explores the topics of social class and poverty and their implications in the early American republic."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KF3720 .O37 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781479845255 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1479845256 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1479845256 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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