Unwelcome Americans : living on the margin in early New England /

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"Herndon has painstakingly reconstructed the lives of these most obscure early New Englanders ... The resulting study at once opens an important window onto the development of poor-relief policy in America and offers a fascinating account of lives and voices often lost to us."--New England...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Herndon, Ruth Wallis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2001.
Series:Early American studies.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Marginality, Social > New England > History > 18th century.
Poor > New England > Biography.
Poor laws > New England > History > 18th century.
Marginaux > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Pauvres > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Biographies.
Lois sur les pauvres > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Marginality, Social
Poor
Poor laws
Social conditions
Randgruppe
Soziale Situation
Armut
Gesetzgebung
Liefdadigheid.
Burgerplichten.
Armoede.
Kerkvoogdijen.
Immigranten.
New England > Social conditions > 18th century.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
New England
Neuengland
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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