""The History of the Workhouse: or Poor's Hospital of Aberdeen from 1739 to 1818, its Boys' Hospital from 1818 to 1852"" is a book written by Alexander Walker in 1885. The book provides a detailed account of the workhouse and poor's hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland, from its establishment in 1739 until 1852. The workhouse was a place where the poor, destitute, and homeless people of Aberdeen could seek refuge and receive basic necessities such as food,...