Contents
1. The Problem of the Homeless in American History,  

2. The Origins of Homelessness in Early America, 

3. The Emergence of the Tramp, ‒,  

4. Tramps, Trains, and Towns, ‒, 

5. Organized Charity, Social Workers, and the Homeless,  

6. Who Were the Homeless?  

7. On the Road,  

8. In the City,  、

9. A Changing Image: The Homeless in Popular Culture,
‒,  

10. From Tramp to Transient: The Great Depression,  

11. The Forgotten Men, ‒,  

12. A New Homeless? 

Appendix, 
Notes, 
Index, 
Photo gallery follows p. .