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The Poorhouses of Massachusetts
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Heli Meltsner
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-10 - Publisher: McFarland

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Ever since the English settled in America, extreme poverty and the inability of individuals to support themselves and their families have been persistent proble
The Arts and Crafts Houses of Massachusetts
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Heli Meltsner
Categories: Architecture, Domestic
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Bauhan Pub

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At the opening of the twentieth century, Massachusetts architects struggled to create an authentic new look that would reflect their clients' increasingly infor
The Poorhouse
Language: en
Pages: 204
Authors: David Wagner
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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Many of us grew up hearing our parents exclaim 'you are driving me to the poorhouse!' or remember the card in the Monopoly game which says 'Go to the Poorhouse!
The Poorhouse Fair
Language: en
Pages: 177
Authors: John Updike
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-13 - Publisher: Random House

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“Brilliant . . . Here is the conflict of real ideas; of real personalities; here is a work of intellectual imagination and great charity. The Poorhouse Fair i
The Workhouse System 1834-1929
Language: en
Pages: 318
Authors: M. A. Crowther
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-17 - Publisher: Routledge

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First published in 1981. Professor Crowther traces the history of the workhouse system from the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 to the Local Government Act of 19