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Storming Caesars Palace : how Black mothers fought their own war on poverty, Annelise Orleck
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- Summary
- "In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty and dramatically expanded federal aid to America's most vulnerable citizens. But California governor Ronald Reagan soon issued a counter cry, declaring war on welfare and big government. Such criticism of welfare has now raged for four decades, convincing most Americans that Johnson's crusade was an expensive failure. In Storming Caesars Palace, historian Annelise Orleck turns that view on its head, chronicling the saga of welfare mothers in Las Vegas, Nevada, who defied all odds to build one of the country's most successful antipoverty programs." "Storming Caesars Palace captures the story of Operation Life's struggles and triumphs - a compelling illustration of what can be achieved when poor women chart their own course."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Contents
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- From the cotton fields to the desert sands : living and leaving the delta life
- "The Mississippi of the west" : Jim Crow in Sin City
- "Bad luck and lousy people" : Black single mothers and the war on poverty
- "If it wasn't for you, I'd have shoes for my children" : welfare rights come to Las Vegas
- Storming Caesars Palace : poverty and power in Las Vegas
- Dragging Nevada kicking and screaming into the twentieth century
- "We can do it and do it better" : revitalizing a community from the bottom up
- Can welfare mothers do community economic development? : the triumphs and trials of Operation Life
- Maybe we were fighting history : the legacy of Operation Life
- Isbn
- 9780807050323
- Label
- Storming Caesars Palace : how Black mothers fought their own war on poverty
- Title
- Storming Caesars Palace
- Title remainder
- how Black mothers fought their own war on poverty
- Statement of responsibility
- Annelise Orleck
- Subject
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- Poor -- Services for -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Poor women -- Political activity -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Welfare recipients -- Political activity -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Duncan, Ruby
- Women in community development -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Women social reformers -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Welfare rights movement -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty and dramatically expanded federal aid to America's most vulnerable citizens. But California governor Ronald Reagan soon issued a counter cry, declaring war on welfare and big government. Such criticism of welfare has now raged for four decades, convincing most Americans that Johnson's crusade was an expensive failure. In Storming Caesars Palace, historian Annelise Orleck turns that view on its head, chronicling the saga of welfare mothers in Las Vegas, Nevada, who defied all odds to build one of the country's most successful antipoverty programs." "Storming Caesars Palace captures the story of Operation Life's struggles and triumphs - a compelling illustration of what can be achieved when poor women chart their own course."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Orleck, Annelise
- Dewey number
- 362.5/09793/135
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV99.L37
- LC item number
- O75 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poor women
- Welfare recipients
- Women social reformers
- Women in community development
- Poor
- Welfare rights movement
- Poor women
- Welfare recipients
- Duncan, Ruby
- Label
- Storming Caesars Palace : how Black mothers fought their own war on poverty, Annelise Orleck
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-352) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- From the cotton fields to the desert sands : living and leaving the delta life -- "The Mississippi of the west" : Jim Crow in Sin City -- "Bad luck and lousy people" : Black single mothers and the war on poverty -- "If it wasn't for you, I'd have shoes for my children" : welfare rights come to Las Vegas -- Storming Caesars Palace : poverty and power in Las Vegas -- Dragging Nevada kicking and screaming into the twentieth century -- "We can do it and do it better" : revitalizing a community from the bottom up -- Can welfare mothers do community economic development? : the triumphs and trials of Operation Life -- Maybe we were fighting history : the legacy of Operation Life
- Control code
- 57432231
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807050323
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2005000652
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Storming Caesars Palace : how Black mothers fought their own war on poverty, Annelise Orleck
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-352) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- From the cotton fields to the desert sands : living and leaving the delta life -- "The Mississippi of the west" : Jim Crow in Sin City -- "Bad luck and lousy people" : Black single mothers and the war on poverty -- "If it wasn't for you, I'd have shoes for my children" : welfare rights come to Las Vegas -- Storming Caesars Palace : poverty and power in Las Vegas -- Dragging Nevada kicking and screaming into the twentieth century -- "We can do it and do it better" : revitalizing a community from the bottom up -- Can welfare mothers do community economic development? : the triumphs and trials of Operation Life -- Maybe we were fighting history : the legacy of Operation Life
- Control code
- 57432231
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807050323
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2005000652
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Poor -- Services for -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Poor women -- Political activity -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Welfare recipients -- Political activity -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Duncan, Ruby
- Women in community development -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Women social reformers -- Nevada | Las Vegas
- Welfare rights movement -- Nevada | Las Vegas
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