Children of the streets of Richmond, 1865-1920 /

"Richmond in the late 19th century was not the genteel peaceful community historians have made it. Virginia's capital was cosmopolitan, boisterous and crime-ridden. The juvenile delinquents of Richmond were held accountable in the Police Court. What emerges from the public record is a pict...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ward, Harry M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Temas:
1800-1899
Juvenile delinquents > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Street children > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Crime > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Jeunes délinquants > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Enfants de la rue > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 19e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Crime
Juvenile delinquents
Social conditions
Street children
Richmond (Va.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Richmond (Va.) > History > 19th century.
Virginia > Richmond
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Richmond in the late 19th century was not the genteel peaceful community historians have made it. Virginia's capital was cosmopolitan, boisterous and crime-ridden. The juvenile delinquents of Richmond were held accountable in the Police Court. What emerges from the public record is a picture of what life was really like in the post-Reconstruction urban South"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476619965
1476619964

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