Embodied history : the lives of the poor in early Philadelphia Simon P. Newman

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Simon P. (Simon Peter), 1960-

Series:

Early American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century.

Poor.

Poor--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--18th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--19th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Economic conditions--18th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Economic conditions--19th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Population--18th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Population--19th century.

Public welfare--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century.

Public welfare.

Public welfare--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

x, 211 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Lives of the poor in early Philadelphia

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2003.

Contents:

Almshouse bodies

Villainous bodies

Hospitalized bodies

Runaway bodies

Seafaring bodies

Dead bodies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-198) and index.

ISBN:

0812237315 (cloth : alk. paper)

0812218485 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

51613993