Begging in America, 1850-1940: The Needy, the Frauds, the Charities and the Law by Kerry Segrave

Begging in America, 1850-1940: The Needy, the Frauds, the Charities and the Law

Kerry Segrave

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The poverty that drives people to begging has been a pressing social issue in the United States since the beginning. This historical work explores begging1and beggars in the period 1850 to 1940, with emphasis on how the police, the courts, the med...

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