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Nation Builders : Barnardo Children in Canada by Gail H. Corbett; Gail Helena Corbett is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Nation Builders : Barnardo Children in Canada about?
This book unmasks one of the greatest human interest stories in Canadian history: the emigration of tens of thousands of children from Britain, from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, to become home children in Canada. Through first-hand accounts and archived materials, Corbett sensitively and accurately records the pilgrimage of the children who, against great odds, proved that Canada was the promised land. Today Barnardo Children and their descendants are legion, and they are counted among Can
Who reads Nation Builders : Barnardo Children in Canada?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gail H. Corbett; Gail Helena Corbett
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group / Dundurn Press
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781554882397
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Social Science, Historical Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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