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Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930 Gregg Andrews
Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930
Gregg Andrews
Uses the waterfront squatter settlements and Black entertainment district near the levee in St. Louis as a window into the world of the river poor in the Mississippi Valley, exploring their daily struggles and experiences and vividly describing people heretofore obscured by classist and racist caricatures.
336 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 7, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807178478 |
| Publishers | Louisiana State University Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 22 mm · 363 g |
| Language | English |
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