Publication

2001 - University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Language

English

Word Count

60,750 words, Guess

Page Count

243 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • DDC305.5/6/0974
  • LCCHN79.A11 H47 2001
  • LCCHN79.A11H47 2001

Description

This book tells the stories of forty New Englanders who were forced ('warned out') to leave various communities in Rhode Island. Their stories are typical of what happened to the poor, homeless, and vagrant in other New England communities in the 18th century.

Subjects

Topics

PoorArmutArmoedePauvresHistoryHistoirePoor laws

Places

Times

Genres

  • Biography

Series Statement

  • Early American studies

Other Editions

  • Unwelcome Americans: living on the margin in early New EnglandUniversity of Pennsylvania Press2001-01-01

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