The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man
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THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE HOMELESS MAN
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
THE BAKER AND TAYLOR COMPANY, NEW YORK
THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, LONDON
THE MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHA, TOKYO
THE MISSION BOOK COMPANY, SHANGHAI
THE HOBO
THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE HOMELESS MAN
By NELS ANDERSON
Nels Anderson
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THE HOBO
EDITOR’S PREFACE
COMMITTEE’S PREFACE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PART I
“MAIN STEMS”
THE “SLAVE MARKET”
HOBOHEMIA’S PLAYGROUND
“BUGHOUSE SQUARE”
A “JUNGLE” ON THE LAKE FRONT
WHY MEN COME TO CHICAGO
THE PROBLEM DEFINED IN TERMS OF NUMBERS
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LOCATION AND TYPES OF JUNGLES
THE LAWS OF THE JUNGLE
THE MELTING POT OF TRAMPDOM
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THE “FLOPHOUSE”
RESTAURANTS AND LUNCHROOMS
OUTFITTING STORES AND CLOTHING EXCHANGES
PAWN SHOPS
MOVIES AND BURLESQUES
BARBER COLLEGES AND BARBERS
BOOKSTORES
SALOONS AND SOFT DRINK STANDS
THE HOUSING PROBLEM
WORKING AT ODD JOBS
PEDDLING A DEVICE FOR “GETTING BY”
STREET FAKING
GRAFTS OLD AND NEW
“WORKING THE FOLKS”
“WHITE COLLAR” BEGGING
BORROWING AND BEGGING
STEALING
“JACK ROLLING”
“GETTING BY” IN WINTER
THE GAME OF “GETTING BY”
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PART II
SEASONAL WORK AND UNEMPLOYMENT
THE INDUSTRIALLY INADEQUATE
DEFECTS OF PERSONALITY
CRISES IN THE LIFE OF THE PERSON
RACIAL AND NATIONAL DISCRIMINATION
WANDERLUST
THE MULTIPLE EXPLANATION
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THE SEASONAL WORKER
THE HOBO
THE TRAMP
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THE HOME GUARD
THE BUM
OTHER TYPES OF HOMELESS MEN
RELATIVE NUMBERS OF DIFFERENT TYPES
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JOB HUNTING AMONG THE CASUAL WORKERS
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
THE CASUALIZATION OF LABOR
A NATIONAL PROBLEM
A CLEARING HOUSE FOR HOMELESS MEN
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PART III
THE PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE
THE HOBO’S HEALTH ON THE JOB
THE HEALTH OF THE MAN ON THE “STEM”
SICKNESS AND DISEASE
VENEREAL DISEASE
ALCOHOLISM AND HEALTH
THE PROBLEM OF HEALTH
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THE TRAMP AND HIS ASSOCIATIONS WITH WOMEN
THE HOBO AND PROSTITUTION
PERVERSION AMONG THE TRAMPS
THE BOY TRAMP AND PERVERSION
ATTITUDES OF THE PERVERT
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NATIVITY, NATURALIZATION, AND PATRIOTISM
THE HOBO AND HIS VOTE
THE HOMELESS MAN AND THE LAW
THE PRIVATE POLICE
WHAT THE TRAMP THINKS OF THE PRIVATE POLICE
ATTITUDE OF THE PRIVATE POLICE
THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND THE TRAMP
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PART IV
DR. JAMES EADS HOW, “THE MILLIONAIRE HOBO”
DR. BEN L. REITMAN, “THE KING OF THE HOBOS”
JOHN X. KELLY, SOAP-BOXER AND ORGANIZER
MICHAEL C. WALSH, ORGANIZER AND PROMOTER
DANIEL HORSLEY, “PROFESSOR” AND BOOKDEALER
A. W. DRAGSTEDT, “THE HOBO INTELLECTUAL”
CHARLES W. LANGSMAN, EXPONENT OF LOVE
JOHN VAN DE WATER, THE FRIEND OF THE DESERVING
BRIGADIER J. E. ATKINS AND THE SALVATION ARMY HOTELS
DR. JOHNSTON MYERS AND THE IMMANUEL PLAN
THE GREENSTEINS AND “MOTHER’S RESTAURANT”
HOBO LEADERSHIP
THE HOBO WRITER
THE “INDUSTRIAL SOLIDARITY”
THE “HOBO NEWS”
WANDERLUST
POEMS OF PROTEST
THE HOBO’S OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS ON LIFE
BATTLE SONGS OF THE HOBOS
HOBO VERSE IN A LIGHTER VEIN
POETRY AND HOBO SOLIDARITY
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STREET SPEAKING IN HOBOHEMIA
EDUCATING THE PROLETARIAT
SOAP-BOX ETHICS AND TACTICS
FREE-LANCE VERSATILITY
THE OPEN FORUM
THE SOAP BOX AND HOBO OPINION
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INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD
APPEAL OF THE I.W.W.
CHICAGO’S ATTITUDE TO I.W.W.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD WELFARE ASSOCIATION
“HOBO COLLEGE”
HOLDING COMMITTEE
CO-OPERATIVE “FLOPS”
RÔLE PLAYED BY HOW
MIGRATORY WORKERS’ UNION
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN LABORERS
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF RAMBLERS
HOBO CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENTS
FAILURE OF HOBO ORGANIZATIONS
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MAKING CONVERTS
PERMANENT, PERIODIC, AND TEMPORARY CONVERTS
MISSION BREAD LINES
WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS
THE HOMELESS MAN AND RELIGION
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APPENDIXES
FINDINGS
RECOMMENDATIONS
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CHAPTER I. HOBOHEMIA DEFINED
CHAPTER II. THE JUNGLES: THE HOMELESS MAN ABROAD
CHAPTER III. THE LODGING HOUSE: THE HOMELESS MAN AT HOME
CHAPTER IV. “GETTING BY” IN HOBOHEMIA
CHAPTER V. WHY DO MEN LEAVE HOME?
CHAPTER VI. THE HOBO AND THE TRAMP
CHAPTER VII. THE HOME GUARD AND THE BUM
CHAPTER VIII. WORK
CHAPTER IX. HEALTH
CHAPTER X. SEX LIFE
CHAPTER XI. CITIZENSHIP
CHAPTER XII. HOBOHEMIAN PERSONALITIES
CHAPTER XIII. THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF THE HOBO
CHAPTER XIV. HOBO SONGS AND BALLADS
CHAPTER XV. THE SOAP BOX AND THE OPEN FORUM
CHAPTER XVI. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
CHAPTER XVII. MISSIONS AND WELFARE AGENCIES
APPENDIX A. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY OF WANDERLUST AND VAGRANCY
THE LABOR MARKET AND INDUSTRIAL MOBILITY
THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND VAGRANCY
THE I.W.W. AND THE CASUAL LABORER
MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE HOBO AND THE TRAMP
STUDIES OF THE HOMELESS MAN IN CHICAGO
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INDEX
