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The story of the 100,000 impoverished children who travelled from the British Isles to Canada to solve the farm labour shortage.
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Kenneth Bagnell is a Fitzhenry and Whiteside author.
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This review is from: The Little Immigrants: The Orphans Who Came to Canada (Paperback)
I didn't know much about the immigrant orphans (except for a bit about Dr. Barnardo's). There were some incredible stories in this book--the kids who were abused so badly that the community advocated their running away. I also enjoyed the story about the boy who ends up at the home of the brother and two sisters who are very old, but they show him some affection which is a turning point in his life. I use this story in my American Freshman History class and the kids just about start crying every time.
Mr. Bagnell also follows up on their later lives. This fabulous, sad book is important social history. It dovetails perfectly with the whole Progressive Movement hits and misses--the reservation schools, the temperance movement etc. Mr. Bagnell allows the immigrants to "tell their own story." This is one of the most memorable books I've read.
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This is a very well written, objective look at Britain's Child Immigration Scheme. It is a must read for any Home Child's decendant... Finally the plights and hard ships of our loved ones have been acknowledged. I'm looking forward to reading the 2001 release...
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- Neither Waif Nor Stray: The Search for a Stolen Identity by Perry Allan Snow in Back Matter
- Women, Migration And Citizenship: Making Local, National And Transnational Connections (Gender in a Global/Local World) (Gender in a Global/Local World) by Evangelia Tastsoglou on page 126
- Emigration and Empire: The Life of Maria S. Rye (Literature and Society in Victorian Britain) by Marion Diamond on page 251
- Social Work: Theory and Practice for Changing Profession by Lena Dominelli in Back Matter
- Social Work: Theory and Practice for Changing Profession by Lena Dominelli in Back Matter
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