Zobrazeno 1 - 3
of 3
pro vyhledávání: '"Mary Pettit"'
In the early years after Confederation in Canada, 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-
Autor:
Mary Pettit
Home child Mary Janeway runs away from her farm placement, grows into adulthood, and ultimately comes to terms with life in Hamilton, Ontario. Sixteen-year-old Mary Janeway, a home child, is desperate to escape from her rural home child placement and
Autor:
Mary Pettit
Mary Janeway, born in Scotland in 1887, came to Canada as a'home child'at a very young age. Separated from her brothers and sisters, the'tiny'Mary was sent as a domestic to a farm near Innerkip, Ontario. This is Mary's story -- a recreation of her li