num_pages: 135
description: Uncovers the true history of American orphanages, revealing what it was like to eat, sleep, study, and play in such institutions, why children were sent to live there in the first place, what happened to them after they left, and more.
language: English
title: Alone In The World: Orphans And Orphanages In America
titlecomplete: Alone In The World: Orphans And Orphanages In America
genres: Sociology, History, Childrens, Biography, Adoption, Research, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 62
publisher: Clarion Books