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Fiction Historical

The Little Immigrants

by (author) Kenneth Bagnell

Publisher
Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Initial publish date
Dec 2002
Category
Historical
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550023701
    Publish Date
    Nov 2001
    List Price
    $21.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773673427
    Publish Date
    Dec 2002
    List Price
    $5.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770701069
    Publish Date
    Nov 2001
    List Price
    $21.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554880225
    Publish Date
    Nov 2001
    List Price
    $8.99

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Description

The Little Immigrants is a tale of compassion and courage and a vivid account of a deep and moving part of Canadian heritage. In the early years after Confederation, the rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant resources. Until the time of the Depression, 100,000 impoverished children from the British Isles were sent overseas by well-meaning philanthropists to solve the colony's farm-labour shortage.

They were known as the "home children," and they were lonely and frightened youngsters to whom a new life in Canada meant only hardship and abuse.

About the author

Kenneth Bagnell grew up in Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in the sixties to pursue a career in journalism. He has worked with the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, and has received various awards for magazine writing and editing. He is also a renowned public speaker.

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Editorial Reviews

"One of the finest pieces of Canadian social history ever to be written."

Reviews:
Calgary Herald

"Kenneth Bagnell tells 'an affecting tale of Dickensian pathos'
Vancouver Sun

"excellent ... well organized, logical, clearly written, [and] suspenseful"
The Edmonton Journal

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