Tenth Annual Report of the Board of State Charities of Massachusetts
Title | Tenth Annual Report of the Board of State Charities of Massachusetts PDF eBook |
Author | Anonymous |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 494 |
Release | 2023-05-16 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3368822519 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Annual report of the State Board of Charity of Massachusetts. v.10, 1872-73
Title | Annual report of the State Board of Charity of Massachusetts. v.10, 1872-73 PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 508 |
Release | 1874 |
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Down and Out, on the Road
Title | Down and Out, on the Road PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth L. Kusmer |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 345 |
Release | 2001-11-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0190281464 |
Covering the entire period from the colonial era to the late twentieth century, this book is the first scholarly history of the homeless in America. Drawing on sources that include records of charitable organizations, sociological studies, and numerous memoirs of formerly homeless persons, Kusmer demonstrates that the homeless have been a significant presence on the American scene for over two hundred years. He probes the history of homelessness from a variety of angles, showing why people become homeless; how charities and public authorities dealt with this social problem; and the diverse ways in which different class, ethnic, and racial groups perceived and responded to homelessness. Kusmer demonstrates that, despite the common perception of the homeless as a deviant group, they have always had much in common with the average American. Focusing on the millions who suffered downward mobility, Down and Out, On the Road provides a unique view of the evolution of American society and raises disturbing questions about the repeated failure to face and solve the problem of homelessness.
Pestilence, Insanity, and Trees
Title | Pestilence, Insanity, and Trees PDF eBook |
Author | John M. Harris Jr. |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 397 |
Release | 2023-12-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1003821340 |
This is the first full-length biography of New York surgeon and social activist Stephen Smith (1823–1922), who was appointed to fifty years of public service by three mayors, seven governors, and two U.S. presidents. The book presents the complex life of Stephen Smith, a consistent figure in the history of public health, mental health, housing reform in New York, and even urban reforestation. Utilizing Smith’s writings, public records, and recently discovered personal correspondence, this research shows how Smith succeeded where others failed. It also acknowledges that Smith was unsuccessful in convincing his fellow professionals to fight for a cabinet level public health department or to resist the rise of custodial care for the mentally impaired. Given Smith’s many accomplishments, the book asks us to consider if what stopped him stops us, highlighting the relevance of Smith’s story to contemporary debates. Pestilence, Insanity, and Trees is a readable and well-documented narrative and a resource for students and scholars, filling gaps in the history of American medicine, public health, mental health, and New York social reform.
State Charities Aid Association Annual Report
Title | State Charities Aid Association Annual Report PDF eBook |
Author | State Charities Aid Association (N.Y.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 794 |
Release | 1880 |
Genre | Charities |
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Reports for 1909/10-1920/21 include the association's 18th-29th Annual report to the State Hospital Commission ( varies slightly)
The Westminster Review
Title | The Westminster Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 608 |
Release | 1875 |
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The Foreign Quarterly Review
Title | The Foreign Quarterly Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 608 |
Release | 1875 |
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