Evicted poverty and profit in the American city
"[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroi...
| Main Author: | Desmond, Matthew (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Crown Publishers,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
Table of Contents:
- Cold city
- Rent. The business of owning the city ; Making rent ; Hot water ; A beautiful collection ; Thirteenth Street ; Rat hole ; The sick ; Christmas in Room 400
- Out. Order some carryout ; Hypes for hire ; The 'hood is good ; Disposable ties ; E-24 ; High tolerance ; A nuisance ; Ashes on snow
- After. This is America ; Lobster on food stamps ; Little ; Nobody wants the North Side ; Bigheaded boy ; If they give momma the punishment ; The serenity club ; Can't win for losing
- Home and hope
- About this project.