Uprooted: The Shipment of Poor Children to Canada, 1867-1917

The child migration schemes of individual advocates have often been treated separately and in examining them together in a single volume Parker's Uprooted has in effect provided a collective biography of the movement. [...] well-known proponents such as Dr. Thomas John Bernardo, who became inte...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of History 2009, Vol.44 (2), p.377
Main Author: Vance, Michael E
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti Inflation Act-Canada
Children
Children & youth
Migrants
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Summary:The child migration schemes of individual advocates have often been treated separately and in examining them together in a single volume Parker's Uprooted has in effect provided a collective biography of the movement. [...] well-known proponents such as Dr. Thomas John Bernardo, who became interested in child migration while preaching in London's East End, share space in the book with the lesser known William Quarrier, who responded to the growth of Glasgow's slums by establishing a rural orphanage at Bridge of Weir and subsequently also sent child migrants to Canada.
ISSN:0008-4107
2292-8502