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The Little Immigrants: The Orphans Who Came to Canada |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 1-55002-370-5 | |
| Pages | 240 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price on sale | $15.99 (reduced from $21.99) | |
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Written by Kenneth Bagnell. Published by Dundurn Press, 2001. Description: |
| The Little Immigrants is a tale of compassion and courage
and a vivid account of a deep and moving part of Canadian heritage. In the
early years after Confederation, the rising nation needed workers that could
take advantage of the abundant resources. Until the time of the Depression,
100,000 impoverished children from the British Isles were sent overseas by
well-meaning philanthropists to solve the colony's farm-labour
shortage. They were known as the "home children," and they were lonely and frightened youngsters to whom a new life in Canada meant only hardship and abuse. "an affecting tale of Dickensian pathos" – Vancouver Sun "... written with a calm, steady, expertise, The Little Immigrants takes us deep into an important and mainly neglected corner of our history—impressive and moving" – Robert FulfordKenneth Bagnell grew up in Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in the sixties to pursue a career in journalism. He was worked with The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and has received various awards for magazine writing and editing. |
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