How welfare worked in the early United States : five microhistories /

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'How Welfare Worked in the Early United States' traces the lives of five people from the Revolutionary War to 1850. The book explains welfare - or 'poor relief', as early Americans called it - in its original form as well as the government's obligation to provide this aid th...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Loiacono, Gabriel
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Zusammenfassung:
'How Welfare Worked in the Early United States' traces the lives of five people from the Revolutionary War to 1850. The book explains welfare - or 'poor relief', as early Americans called it - in its original form as well as the government's obligation to provide this aid throughout time.
Umfang:
1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2021.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-751545-2
0-19-751546-0
0-19-751544-4
Schlagworte:
Public welfare > United States > History.
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