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St. Louis map by Sohrab Habibion

Front cover photo: A Hobo “Jungle” Along Riverfront. Saint Louis, Missouri. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USF34-001830-E.

ISBN-13: 978-1-61775-298-8
eISBN-13: 978-1-61775-461-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2015954064

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