The Class War Has Begun

New York Magazine:

During the death throes of Herbert Hoover?s presidency in June 1932, desperate bands of men traveled to Washington and set up camp within view of the Capitol. The first contingent journeyed all the way from Portland, Oregon, but others soon converged from all over?alone, in groups, with families?until their main Hooverville on the Anacostia River?s fetid mudflats swelled to a population as high as 20,000. The men, World War I veterans who could not find jobs, became known as the Bonus Army?for the modest government bonus they were owed for their service.

Read the whole story: New York Magazine

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/24/the-class-war-has-begun_n_1027774.html

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