The Quarriers story : one man's vision that gave 7,000 children a new life in Canada /

Between 1872 and 1933, William Quarrier sent thousands of destitute children from Glasgow's slums to Canada, where they often faced hard labour and loneliness.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Magnusson, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn, ©2006.
Temas:
Quarrier, William, > 1829-1903.
Quarriers (Organisation)
Quarrier's Village (Orphanage)
Home children (Canadian immigrants)
Child welfare > Scotland > History.
Enfants abandonnés britanniques (Immigrants canadiens)
Enfants > Protection, assistance, etc. > Écosse > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
Child welfare.
Emigration and immigration.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > History.
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > History.
Canada > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Grande-Bretagne > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Canada.
Great Britain.
Scotland.
Scotland > Welfare services for children: Quarrier's Homes, history
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; 1 Beginnings; 2 'Like Moses of Old'; 3 Depriving the Poorhouse; 4 A Children's City; 5 The Golden Bridge; 6 The Little Emigrants; 7 The Pioneer; 8 Cottage Life; 9 Changes; 10 After the Orphans; 11 Crisis; 12 The End of an Era; 13 Tackling Change; 14 Beyond the Village; 15 Past Wrongs; 16 Roots; 17 The Never-ending Story; Bibliography; Index.

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