Alone in the world, orphans and orphanages in America, Catherine Reef
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Alone in the world, orphans and orphanages in America, Catherine Reef
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Alone in the world
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
56371426
Responsibility statement
Catherine Reef
Sub title
orphans and orphanages in America
Summary
From the almshouses of the 1800s to the foster home programs of the present, find out about our country's evolving attitudes toward its neediest children
Table of contents
Thrown upon the world -- Asylum children -- Saving youthful hearts -- Let society beware! -- Soldiers' orphans -- Everyone's business -- This army of children -- Afterword: where life led some of the children who appeared in this book
Target audience
juvenile
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