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<p>As orphan asylums ceased to exist in the late twentieth century, interest in them dwindled as well. Yet, from the Civil War to the Great Depression, America's dependent children--children whose families were unable to care for them--received more aid from orphan asylums than from any other means. This important omission in the growing literature on poverty in America is addressed in <i>Second Home</i>.</p><p>As Timothy Hacsi shows, most children in nineteenth-century orphan asylums were "half
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- Author
- Hacsi, Timothy A.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674796447
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Social Services & Welfare
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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