Unwelcome Americans: Living on the Margin in Early New England - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ruth Wallis HerndonSeries:Early American StudiesPublish date:2001-01-03Pages:264
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9780812217650ISBN-10:812217659UPC:9780812217650Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Size:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCNSG2XDY2
Unwelcome Americans: Living on the Margin in Early New England
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In eighteenth-century America, no centralized system of welfare existed to assist people who found themselves without food, medical care, or shelter. Any poor relief available was provided through local taxes, and these funds were quickly exhausted. By the end of the century, state and national taxes levied to help pay for the...Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9780812217650ISBN-10:812217659UPC:9780812217650Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Size:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCNSG2XDY2
Ruth Wallis Herndon teaches history at the University of Toledo.
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