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Informationen zum Autor Russell M. Lawson, Northeastern State University. He is author/editor of five encyclopedias, notably Research and Discovery: Landmarks and Pioneers in American Science (ME Sharpe, 2008) and Science in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia (ABC Clio, 2004), and author of thirteen monographs, notably Apostle of the East: The Life and Journeys of Daniel Little (St. Polycarp Publishing House, 2018), Servants and Servitude in Colonial America (Praeger, 2018), The Sea Mark: Captain John Smith's Voyage to New England (University Press of New England, 2015), Frontier Naturalist: Jean Louis Berlandier and the Exploration of Northern Mexico and Texas (University of New Mexico Press, 2012), Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap, and the American Revolution (Pickering & Chatto, 2011), The Land Between the Rivers: Thomas Nuttall’s Ascent of the Arkansas, 1819 (University of Michigan Press, 2004), and Passaconaway’s Realm: Captain John Evans and the Exploration of Mount Washington (University Press of New England, 2002). Russell M. Lawson serves as adjunct professor at Northeastern State University, where he writes and teaches on scientists and explorers; the history of ideas; and the history of social, cultural, and political issues. Klappentext How has the U.S. dealt, throughout its long history, with one of the worlds oldest problems? Although poverty has always been part of the human experience, societal reactions and responses to it have been as varied as the condition has been static. Poverty in America has its own turbulent history of causes, effects, and remedies, from debtor's prison to the War on Poverty, from Social Darwinism to food stamps. This in-depth encyclopedia covers the entire history of American poverty from every angle-historical, social, cultural, political, spiritual, and literary. How has poverty been defined in America? What has been done to prevent it? How have minority groups been affected? How has the church reacted? And what, if anything, can be done to eliminate it? Poverty in America covers these issues in vivid detail, from the colonial period to the Industrial Revolution to the global economy of the 21st century. Impactful primary document excerpts from key periods throughout American history are also included, providing firsthand accounts from all sides of the issue. A chronology of events and an extensive bibliography round out this fascinating work. Zusammenfassung Features A-Z entries and primary document excerpts that explore the turbulent history of poverty in America. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Entries Guide to Related Topics Preface Introduction: American Poverty Chronology Alphabetical Entries Documents in the History of American Poverty Bibliography ...
