 | Unwelcome Americans: Living on the Margin in Early New England Subjects: Marginality Social -- New England -- History -- 18th century; Poor -- New England -- Biography; Poor laws -- New England -- History -- 18th century; New England -- Social conditions -- 18th century; "Herndon has painstakingly reconstructed the lives of these most obscure early New Englanders. . . . The resulting study at once opens an important window onto the development of poor-relief policy in America and offers a fascinating account of lives and voices often lost to us."-- New England Quarterly Ruth Wallis Herndon teaches history at the University of Toledo. |
