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HOMELESSNESS: A DOCUMENTARY AND REFERENCE GUIDE

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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.

Homelessness: A Documentary and Reference Guide

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Homelessness

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Reader&#x2019;s Guide to Documents and Sidebars.
Introduction.
1: Prologue: Vagabonds in England.
2: Words and Numbers.
3: Words.
4: Numbers.
5: Hoboes, Tramps, and Bums, 1790&#x2013;1930.
6: Ben Reitman Defines Hobo, Tramp, and Bum.
7: Jack London Explains &#x201C;The Rods&#x201D;.
8: Train Jumping.
9: A Migrant Farm Worker.
10: The Extent of the Problem, 1890&#x2013;1925.
11: Country Lodgings.
12: The Stem, or Main Stem.
13: The Hobo Jungle.
14: &#x201C;Tramp-Speak&#x201D; and the Hobo Subculture.
15: Hobo Songs.
16: Hobo Politics.
17: The Hobo College.
18: Hobohemia Disappears.
19: Migrants and Transients, 1930&#x2013;1960.
20: On the Farm.
21: In the City.
22: Bonus Army.
23: FERA and FTP.
24: Bum Brigade.
25: Squatters.
26: Weedpatch Camp.
27: Hooverville.
28: Picking Grapes in Lodi.
29: Arts and Culture.
30: Liquidating the Federal Transient Program.
31: Street People, Bag Ladies, and Homeless People.
32: Charles Dickens Coins the Word.
33: Congress Defines Homeless.
34: Mitch Snyder Claims &#x201C;Millions&#x201D;.
35: HUD Disagrees Sharply.
36: Making Sense of the Conflict.
37: The Number of Homeless.
38: An Overview of the Homeless Population Today.
39: Special Populations of Homeless People.
40: Homeless Children and their Families.
41: Homeless Veterans.
42: Homeless People in Rural Areas.
43: Homeless People of Color.
44: Homeless Latinos and a Different Perspective.
45: Staying Alive&#x2014;Homeless People Cope.
46: Housing for the Homeless.
47: Criminalizing the Homeless.
48: Washington Takes the Lead.
Bibliography.
Index.
About the Author.

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