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Victorian Child Savers and Their Culture a Thematic Evaluation

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Pages:124
ISBN:0-7734-8289-X
978-0-7734-8289-0
Price:$139.95
Analyzes the themes of Victorian society and then scrutinizes the lives of nine reformers in the United States, England, and Ireland.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction: Childhood; Work; Health
2. 19th Century Themes: Specific Themes; Anglo-American Victorianism; Reciprocal Views; The United States
3. The Child Savers: Mary Carpenter; Richard Whateley; Charles Loring Brace; John McDonogh; James Kay-Shuttleworth; Edward Seguin; Elizabeth Peabody; Thomas Barnardo; Robert Baden-Powell
4. Discussion
References, Index