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The Poorhouse : America's Forgotten Institution by David Wagner, Wagner, David is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Many of us grew up hearing our parents exclaim "you are driving me to the poorhouse!" or remember the card in the "Monopoly" game which says "Go to the Poorhouse! Lose a Turn!" Yet most Americans know little or nothing of this institution that existed under a variety of names for approximately three hundred years of American history. Surprisingly these institutions variously named poorhouses, poor farms, sometimes almshouses or workhouses, have received rather scant academic treatment, as wel
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- Author
- David Wagner, Wagner, David
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780742529441
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Social Work, History
- Rating
- 3.53 / 5 (13 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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