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  • MEDICAL AID and Other Poems. by Jones, Donald.
    Jones, Donald.
    MEDICAL AID and Other Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lincoln, NE: University Of Nebraska Press, (1967.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first collection of poems - in the first section - 'medical aid' - "each poem arose from the claims of real welfare clients for cold cash, health and human dignity." 69 pp. Laid in is a flyer from the author regarding availability of this book directly from him.

    Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 40050
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  • MacDonald, Michael Patrick.
    ALL SOULS: A Family Story from Southie.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Ballantine, 2000. The memoirs of Michael MacDonald who grew up in Boston's Irish ghetto, Southie, an area of the highest concentration of impoverished whites in the United Staes. MacDonald invites us into Southie's contradictory world where residents besieged by gangs and crime remain loyal to their community. He introduces us to those who inhabit this proud neigborhood, including his unforgettable family members. 266 pgs.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 18955
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  • KILLING THE POORMASTER: A Saga of Poverty, Corruption, and Murder in the Great Depression. by Metz. Holly.
    Metz. Holly.
    KILLING THE POORMASTER: A Saga of Poverty, Corruption, and Murder in the Great Depression.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books / Chicago Review Press, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - When the federal government, despite the "new deal, " pulled back from direct relief, control was returned to local authorities. "On February 25, 1938, the reviled poormaster [of Hoboken, NJ], Harry Barck wielding power over who would receive public aid died from a paper spike thrust into his heart. . . News of the poormasters death brought national attention to the plight of ten million unemployed living in desperate circumstances. A team led by celebrated attorney Samuel Leibowitz of 'Scottsboro Boys' fame worked to save Scutellaro from the electric chair, arguing that the jobless mans struggle with the poormaster was a symbol of larger social…

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    Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books / Chicago Review Press, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - When the federal government, despite the "new deal, " pulled back from direct relief, control was returned to local authorities. "On February 25, 1938, the reviled poormaster [of Hoboken, NJ], Harry Barck wielding power over who would receive public aid died from a paper spike thrust into his heart. . . News of the poormasters death brought national attention to the plight of ten million unemployed living in desperate circumstances. A team led by celebrated attorney Samuel Leibowitz of 'Scottsboro Boys' fame worked to save Scutellaro from the electric chair, arguing that the jobless mans struggle with the poormaster was a symbol of larger social ills." We are still living in a time when these issues - endemic poverty, and the inadequacy of public assistance - are vital. Map, photographs, notes, index. 308 pp. ISBN: 978-1613744185.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 76498
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