Poverty: America's Enduring Paradox A History of the Richest Nation's Unwon War

by Sidney Lens

A History of the Richest Nation's Unwon War."A timely sequel to RADICALISM IN AMERICA, Sidney Lens's new study traces the history of poverty in America, as well as the many antipoverty campaigns that have been conducted from 1607 to the present."

351 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Erik Graff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a history of poverty in the USA and of the many, many supposed attempts to end it. The author has a particular eye for the Great Society programs of Lyndon Johnson's administration.