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Toronto, ON, Canada: Key Porter Books, 2009. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author upon the title-page, 'Best wishes to Harrie, from Beryl Young.' Very little to no wear. Quite clean. 'The story of 90,000 British children who came to Canada as child immigrants between 1870 and 1938 is not well known. Yet the descendants of these 'home children' number more than four million in Canada today. The author is one of them: Charlie was her father. Charlie was thirteen when his shopkeeper father died in 1910. His mother, Sarah, had no money to care for her seven children, and before long, Charlie was sent to a Dr. Barnardo's Home in London. In 1911, as part of Barnardo's overseas program, Charlie sailed to Canada and was sent to work on an Ontario farm.' Illustrated. 111 pages. Oblong, 8.5 x 8.25 inches..
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- Title Charlie: a Home Child's Life in Canada
- Author BERYL YOUNG
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- Publisher KEY PORTER BOOKS, Toronto
- Date 2009
- ISBN 9781554702008
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Toronto: KEY PORTER BOOKS. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 1554702003 . Only slight wear to dustjacket ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.40 X 8.10 X 0.60 inches; 111 pages; "Charlie was thirteen when his shopkeeper father died in 1910. His mother, Sarah, had no money to care for her seven children, and before long, Charlie was sent to Dr. Barnardo's Home in London. In 1911, as part of Barnardo's overseas program, Charlie sailed to Canada and was sent to work on an Ontario farm. He experienced homesickness, hardship, and eventually great kindness. In 'Charlie', Beryl Young offers a compelling account of a poor English boy who rises from a life of poverty to become a valuable member of Canadian society." .
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