This unique book depicts the stories of Americans born in poverty, who achieved national or international fame. Accessible to students and lay readers, this scholarly study describes poverty as a disa
While the story of Annie Sullivan's education of the blind and deaf Helen Keller is celebrated in dramatic works such as The Miracle Worker, few are now aware that Sullivan's education of Keller was a
David Wagner explores the lives of poor people during the three decades after the Civil War, using a unique treasure of biographies of people who were (at one point in time) inmates in a large almshou
David Wagner explores the lives of poor people during the three decades after the Civil War, using a unique treasure of biographies of people who were (at one point in time) inmates in a large almshou
