Alone in the World Orphans and Orphanages in America

Name: Alone in the World Orphans and Orphanages in America
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ISBN: 9780618356706

ISBN-10: 0618356703

ISBN-13: 9780618356706

Edition: 2005

Authors: Catherine Reef

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Orphanages and other homes for children have long fueled the imaginations and fantasies of young people. In the first book of its kind, award-winning nonfiction author Catherine Reef uncovers the true history of orphanages, revealing what it was like to eat, sleep, study, and play in such institutions, why children were sent to live there in the first place (not always because their parents were dead), what happened to them after they left, and more. Carefully researched and vividly brought to life through accessible writing, first-hand accounts, and more than 70 compelling archival photographs and prints, this intriguing piece of our country"s history should satisfy all curiosity seekers.…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 5/23/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Catherine Reef is the author of more than 35 nonfiction books for young people. Her books for Clarion include the highly acclaimed JOHN STEINBECK and SIGMUND FREUD, which was the recipient of the 2002 Sydney Taylor Award, presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries. She lives in College Park, Maryland.




Thrown upon the World



Asylum Children



Saving Youthful Hearts



Let Society Beware!



Soldiers' Orphans



Everybody's Business



This Army of Children


Afterword: Where Life Led Some of the Children Who Appeared in This Book


Endnotes


Selected Bibliography


Picture Credits


Index