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Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America
Todd Depastino
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Description for Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America
Paperback. In this eye-opening work of American history, Todd DePastino tells the epic story of the veritable army of homeless men that swept across America after the Civil War and crafts a stunning new interpretation of the "American century" in the process. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
In this eye-opening work of American history, Todd DePastino tells the epic story of the veritable army of homeless men that swept across America after the Civil War and crafts a stunning new interpretation of the "American century" in the process. Drawing on sources ranging from diaries, letters, and police reports to movies and memoirs, Citizen Hobo breathes life into the largely forgotten world of the road, but it also, crucially, shows how the hobo army so haunted the American body politic that it prompted the creation of an entirely new social order and political economy. In its breadth and ... Read more
In this eye-opening work of American history, Todd DePastino tells the epic story of the veritable army of homeless men that swept across America after the Civil War and crafts a stunning new interpretation of the "American century" in the process. Drawing on sources ranging from diaries, letters, and police reports to movies and memoirs, Citizen Hobo breathes life into the largely forgotten world of the road, but it also, crucially, shows how the hobo army so haunted the American body politic that it prompted the creation of an entirely new social order and political economy. In its breadth and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226143798
SKU
V9780226143798
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Reviews for Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America
"Homelessness in America did not begin during the Depression, but after the Civil War, when 'hobo-hemia' threatened to rule the nation's roads and dominate its cities. Todd DePastino's history of the disaffected on the move breaks new ground, explaining how the hobo army prompted radical changes in the social order and economy that persist today." - Lee Milazzo, Dallas Morning ... Read more