Vagging the demons and scoundrels: Vagrancy and the Growth of St. Louis, 1830-1861

Journal of Urban History

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 3-30

  Adler, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84972678933     PISSN: 00961442     EISSN: 15526771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009614428601300101     Document Type: Article

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