The American Vagrant in Literature

Widespread panic once generated by ‘tramps’ produced interdisciplinary and international dialogue on race, work, and welfare Comparative study of US and European sources in the area of literature, ethnography and policy makingCreates new framework for interpreting canonical authors and texts, such as John Steinbeck, Jack London, George Orwell and more Refreshes conventional literary periodization by focusing on the long development of vagrancy memoir and tramp writing from late nineteenth centur