The Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption
- Synopsis
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Journalist Raymond's research reveals that Tann and her Tennessee Children's Home Society stole nearly 5,000 children from 1924 to 1950, that scores died in custody, and that Tann falsified birth certificates with abandon and made a fortune from selling babies to the highest bidders. Raymond also analyzes the consequences of Tann's work, from personal heartbreak to the commercialization of adoption of America, in which children were sold to people whose qualifications for parenthood were in cash. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 328 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786733743
- Publisher:
- Da Capo Press, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 10/31/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Barbara Bisantz Raymond
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
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Nonfiction,
Parenting and Family,
Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
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