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Roddan, Rev. Andrew

God in the Jungles - The Story of the Man Without a Home

First United Church, 1931

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Détails

Année
1931
Lieu d'édition
Vancouver, B.C.
Auteur
Roddan, Rev. Andrew
Éditeurs
First United Church
Format
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Thème
God in the Jungles - The Story of the Man Without a Home Hobos, Great Depression Poverty Homelessness Religion British Columbia, Canadian History
Description
S Paperback
Etat de conservation
Acceptable
Langues
Anglais
Reliure
Couverture souple
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

65 pages. Includes fourteen black and white photos. Undated. Circa 1931. Author was Reverend of First United Church in Vancouver, B.C., "The Church with the Open Door" which "Ministers to 27 different nationalities, irrespective of race, color, class, or creed". - from title page. ". A story of human interest dealing with flesh and blood, telling you in a simple and direct manner something of the struggle for an existence on the part of thousands of homeless men in this great Canada of ours." - from page 9. Contents include topics such as: The Slave Market; The Tramp; The Juvenile Hobo; Why Men Fail; The Hobo and the Climate; Enforced Idleness; The Hobo and Alcohol; The Sex Life of the Hobo; How the Hobo Travels; Insanity; The Hobo and the Communist; and many more. Above-average external wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Short piece of grey tape atop spine. A worthy vintage copy which takes readers deep inside the lives of Canada's multitude of impoverished men during the Great Depression. Book