Little strangers : portrayals of adoption and foster care in America, 1850-1929 / Claudia Nelson.
2003
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Little strangers : portrayals of adoption and foster care in America, 1850-1929 / Claudia Nelson.
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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2003]
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©2003
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xii 224 pages
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The 1850s and their echoes : two case studies
Money talks : the displaced child, 1860-1885
Melodrama and the displaced child, 1886-1906
Metaphor and the displaced child, 1886-1906
Adoption and women, 1907-1918
Adoption up to date : the rhetoric of mass individuality, 1919-1929.
Money talks : the displaced child, 1860-1885
Melodrama and the displaced child, 1886-1906
Metaphor and the displaced child, 1886-1906
Adoption and women, 1907-1918
Adoption up to date : the rhetoric of mass individuality, 1919-1929.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0253342244 cloth alkaline paper
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