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The Charleston Orphan House
John E. Murray
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Description for The Charleston Orphan House
Hardcover. The first public orphanage in America, the Charleston Orphan House saw to the welfare and education of thousands of children from poor white families in the urban South. This book provides an illuminating look at social welfare provision in the antebellum South. Series: Markets and Governments in Economic History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
The first public orphanage in America, the Charleston Orphan House saw to the welfare and education of thousands of children from poor white families in the urban South. From wealthy benefactors to the families who sought its assistance to the artisans and merchants who relied on its charges as apprentices, the Orphan House was a critical component of the city's social fabric. By bringing together white citizens from all levels of society, it also played a powerful political role in maintaining the prevailing social order. John E. Murray tells the story of the Charleston Orphan House for the first time ... Read more
The first public orphanage in America, the Charleston Orphan House saw to the welfare and education of thousands of children from poor white families in the urban South. From wealthy benefactors to the families who sought its assistance to the artisans and merchants who relied on its charges as apprentices, the Orphan House was a critical component of the city's social fabric. By bringing together white citizens from all levels of society, it also played a powerful political role in maintaining the prevailing social order. John E. Murray tells the story of the Charleston Orphan House for the first time ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Markets and Governments in Economic History
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226924090
SKU
V9780226924090
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About John E. Murray
John E. Murray is the J. R. Hyde III Professor of Political Economy at Rhodes College and the author of Origins of American Health Insurance.
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