For the Good of the Children: A History of the Boys and Girls Republic

by Gay Pitman Zieger

Book Overview

The story of a notable children's institution founded at the turn of the twentieth century, this book looks at the lives of troubled children and those who helped them, and illuminates major shifts in America's child welfare system.

The Boys and Girls Republic of Farmington Hills, Michigan, came to life as the Boys Republic during the Progressive Era, when the combined stresses of urbanization, immigration, and poverty left an unprecedented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081433086X
• ISBN13: 9780814330869
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"