The dead end kids of St. Louis : homeless boys and the people who tried to save them / Bonnie Stepenoff.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stepenoff, Bonnie, 1949-
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Homeless boys > Missouri > Saint Louis > History.
Homeless boys > Missouri > Saint Louis > Social conditions.
Street children > Missouri > Saint Louis > History.
Child welfare > Missouri > Saint Louis > History.
Physical Description:xii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The city streets
  • Orphans and orphanages
  • Drifters in the city streets
  • Games, gangs, hideouts, and caves
  • Juvenile delinquents and the house of refuge
  • Child savers and St. Louis newsboys
  • City on the skids
  • Young men and criminal gangs
  • A new deal for homeless youth
  • Youth and the changing city streets.