The Transit Unemployed: A Description and Analysis of the Transient Relief Population
- Washington, D.C.: Works Progress Administration, 1935
Washington, D.C.: Works Progress Administration, 1935. Very good. Extremities chipped, minor sunning,dust soiling to wrps. Two loose cancel slips.. A research monograph by John N. Webb, published by the WPA and submitted in partial fulfillment of his PhD at Columbia University. Includes in-depth research into unemployed migrant groups, including demographics (age, education, sex, race, etc.) and salient issues facing these groups, including lack of work and healthcare. Provides an impressive amount of original research and data on an issue that shaped the American 1930s social landscape. Single vol. (10" by 7"), pp. 132, original illus. wrps. with image of transient man riding the rails. Two cancel slips with author info pasted in, now loose. Not located in WorldCat. The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal agency that employed millions of workers in public works.