Handbook For Visitors To The Poorhouse (1888)

Handbook For Visitors To The Poorhouse is a book written by Frederick Law Olmsted and published in 1888. The book provides a comprehensive guide for visitors to the poorhouse, a place where the destitute and elderly would go to receive care and support. Olmsted, a prominent landscape architect and social reformer, wrote the book to address the growing concern over the conditions of poorhouses and the treatment of their residents. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the history of poorhouses, their organization and management, the daily life of residents, and the challenges faced by those who worked in them. Olmsted also provides practical advice for visitors, such as how to interact with residents and how to identify signs of abuse or neglect. Throughout the book, Olmsted emphasizes the importance of treating poorhouse residents with dignity and respect, and he advocates for reforms that would improve their living conditions and overall well-being. He also highlights the need for community-based solutions to poverty and social inequality, rather than relying solely on institutional care.Overall, Handbook For Visitors To The Poorhouse is an important historical document that sheds light on the harsh realities of poverty and social exclusion in 19th century America, and provides valuable insights into the efforts of social reformers to address these issues.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.