Bibliograph

Homelessness, a documentary and reference guide, Neil Larry Shumsky

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Label

Homelessness, a documentary and reference guide, Neil Larry Shumsky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Homelessness

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

729344471

Responsibility statement

Neil Larry Shumsky

Series statement

Documentary and reference guides

Sub title

a documentary and reference guide

Summary

This book presents an unflinching investigation of homelessness in the United States--a problem that has been with us since the arrival of the first English settlers nearly 400 years ago. --from publisher description

Table Of Contents

pt. I. Words and numbers : Words ; Numbers -- pt. II. Hoboes, tramps, and bums, 1790-1930 : Ben Reitman defines hobo, tramp, and bum ; Jack London explains "the rods" ; Train jumping ; A migrant farm worker ; The extent of the problem, 1890-1925 ; Country lodgings ; The stem, or main stem ; The hobo jungle ; "Tramp-speak" and the hobo subculture ; Hobo songs ; Hobo politics ; The hobo college ; Hobohemia disappears -- pt. III. Migrants and transients, 1930-1960 : On the farm ; In the city ; Bonus army ; FERA and FTP ; Bum brigade ; Squatters ; Weedpatch camp ; Hooverville ; Picking grapes in Lodi ; Arts and culture ; Liquidating the Federal Transient Program -- pt. IV. Street people, bag ladies, and homeless people : Defining homelessness and counting homeless people : Charles Dickens coins the word ; Congress defines homeless ; Mitch Snyder claims "millions" ; HUD disagrees sharply ; Making sense of the conflict ; The number of homeless -- Who are the homeless? : An overview of the homeless population today ; Special populations of homeless people ; Homeless children and their families ; Homeless veterans ; Homeless people in rural areas ; Homeless people of color ; Homeless Latinos and a different perspective -- Contending with homelessness : Staying alive: homeless people cope ; Housing for the homeless ; Criminalizing the homeless ; Washington takes the lead

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