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New Lives for Old - The Story of Britain's Home Children (Hardcover)
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New Lives for Old - The Story of Britain's Home Children (Hardcover)
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Over 100,000 children were sent across the seas to Canada between
1869 and the late 1930s. Thousands of others were dispatched to
Australia - as well as to New Zealand, South Africa and Rhodesia -
up to and even after the Second World War. These young migrants
came from charitable organizations or children's homes, and were
sent to find a better life as agricultural workers and servants,
mechanics and skilled artisans. They were the 'superfluous
thousands' of Britain's cities, including workhouse paupers,
reformatory inmates, children from industrial schools and those
rescued from slums and the streets. Ranging from five- and six-year
olds to teenagers, all were thrust into an alien world from which
there was little chance of return. This compelling book tells the
story of this controversial practice, from the accounts of those
involved and the authentic records of the time. It traces the
people behind the migrations - exploring their beliefs and
aspirations for the children in their care. It considers the roles
that different organizations (including the Children's Society,
National Children's Home and the Catholic Nugent Society Care
Homes) played as well as the shipping lines that carried the
children from Liverpool, Glasgow and other ports and the centers
that received them overseas. Most importantly, it describes the
experiences of the children themselves. Clear-sighted and
objective, this is a gripping tale of the good, the bad and the
ugly based on original documents from The National Archives and
other sources. Above all, it celebrates those who welcomed the
migrants and the children who managed, against all the odds, to
adapt to their new lives.
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