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In Storming Caesars Palace, historian Annelise Orleck tells the compelling story of how a group of welfare mothers built one of this country’s most successful antipoverty programs. Declaring “We can do it and do it better,” these women proved that poor mothers are the real experts on poverty.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ruby Duncan: Add a description of this character.
- Alversa Beals
- George Miller
- Essie Henderson
- Mary Wesley
- Maya Miller
- Jack Anderson
- Johnnie Tillmon
- Tallulah
- Jimmy Carter
- George Wiley
- Fallon
- Mahlon Brown
- Emma Stampley
- Harriet Trudell
- Rosie Seals
- Vitale
- Versie Beals
- Guinn
- Renee Diamond
- Ronald Reagan
- Weems
- Marty Makower
- Lyndon Johnson
- Eddie Jean Finks
- Westsiders
- David
- Bramlet
- Sondra
- Mcmillan
- Jim Crow
- Mukai
- Reno
- Pearson
Setting & Locations edit
- Operation Nevada
- Washington
- New York City
- Carson City
- Mississippi
- West Las Vegas
- Louisiana
- Strip
- California
- Los Angeles
- Ivory Plantation
- Flamingo
- D.c.
- Sands
- Georgia
- Quitman
- America
- Texas
- Sahara
- Arkansas
- Miami
- White House
- Chicago
- Alabama
- Vicksburg
- United States
- San Francisco
- Vietnam
- Franklin Roosevelt
- Whitney
- Moulin Rouge
- Clark County
Authors & Contributors edit
- Annelise Orleck (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 320
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century
- Books › Nonfiction › Government › Civics
- Books › Nonfiction › Current Events › Poverty
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics
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