David Wagner explores the lives of poor people during the three decades after the Civil War, using a unique treasure of biographies of people who were (at one point in time) inmates in a large almshouse, combined with genealogical and other official records to follow their later lives. Ordinary People develops a more fluid picture of "poverty" as people's lives change over the course of time. Book specifications: Dimensions: 229 x 152 Author: David Wagner Cover type: Paperback Publishing Year: 2022 Publishing Month: 6 Pages: 338 Language: English Publisher: Gotham Books Weight: 454 g