num_pages: 416
description: Describes the displacement of rural Americans following the Civil War and argues that poverty is the result of both political and economic forces
language: English
title: The Dispossessed: America's Underclass From The Civil War To The Present
titlecomplete: The Dispossessed: America's Underclass From The Civil War To The Present
genres: American History, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Basic Books