{"product_id":"pioneers-and-paupers-wayne-norton-9781553807490","title":"Pioneers and Paupers: The Untold Story of the Provincial Old Men's Home","description":"Whether a rest home for deserving pioneers or a poorhouse, the Provincial Home for Old Men was a startling innovation in social welfare.Over 100 years ago, when the trappers and miners who built British Columbia could no longer work, they often ended up destitute and homeless in Victoria and Vancouver. Before pensions, assisted living and universal health care, there was the Provincial Home for the Aged and Infirm in Kamloops, BC. The \" Home\" would prove to be a safe place for elderly indigent men to live out their lives, but it was always susceptible to accusations of political favouritism, unsanitary conditions, and overcrowding. Through extensive research and empathetic prose, \"Pioneers and Paupers\" brings to life the story of an institution, the men and women who worked there and the more than 2500 men who lived there over the course of eight decades. The \" inmates,\" as they were called, had to surrender their wealth and they lost the right to vote. Seemingly far removed from modern debates about poverty and homelessness, there is much to learn from the difficulties and accomplishments of the Provincial Home that are relevant to discussions of contemporary social welfare policies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1553807499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781553807490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronsdale Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Wayne Norton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001773531391,"sku":"9781553807490","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pioneers-and-paupers-wayne-norton-9781553807490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}