Gregory A. Andrews is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Texas State University. This interview is based on his new book, Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930 (LSU Press, 2022.) JF: What led you to write Shantyboats...
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The Author’s Corner with Gabriel Loiacono
Gabriel Loiacono is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. This interview is based on his new book, How Welfare Worked in the Early United States: Five Microhistories (Oxford University Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write How...
Good news for the poor
In passing the American Rescue Plan, Democrats in Congress are doing the Lord’s work. Here is Jim Wallis at Religion News Service: But such relief should lead to recovery and then to reconstruction of the American economy — especially for...