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The Baby Farmers: A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and...
by Cossins, Annie | PB | Good
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781743314012
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
ISBN-10
1743314019
ISBN-13
9781743314012
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175740482
Product Key Features
Book Title
Baby Farmers : A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and Murder in 19th Century Australia
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Murder / General, Australia & New Zealand, Criminology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
True Crime, Social Science, History
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The book's power stems from its devastating details; Cossins establishes a tone so vivid it's reminiscent of Dickens." -- Publishers Weekly, "A very readable and accessible history. . . . The writer has a passionate grasp of her subject and her time." -Kerry Greenwood, author, Cocaine Blues "The book's power stems from its devastating details; Cossins establishes a tone so vivid it's reminiscent of Dickens." - Publishers Weekly, "A very readable and accessible history. . . . The writer has a passionate grasp of her subject and her time." -Kerry Greenwood, author, Cocaine Blues "The book's power stems from its devastating details; Cossins establishes a tone so vivid it's reminiscent of Dickens." - Publishers Weekly "...fascinating." - Booklist, "A very readable and accessible history. . . . The writer has a passionate grasp of her subject and her time." --Kerry Greenwood, author, Cocaine Blues, "The book's power stems from its devastating details; Cossins establishes a tone so vivid it's reminiscent of Dickens." - Publishers Weekly, "A very readable and accessible history. . . . The writer has a passionate grasp of her subject and her time." -Kerry Greenwood, author, Cocaine Blues, "A very readable and accessible history. . . . The writer has a passionate grasp of her subject and her time." -Kerry Greenwood, author, Cocaine Blues "...fascinating." - Booklist
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
364.1523
Table Of Content
Author's note Prologue PART I: WHO WERE THE MAKINS? 1 The hanging 2 Sarah Makin: convict daughter 3 John Makin: son of the middle class with a past 4 The deadly secret in Sarah Makin's body PART II: DIGGING UP THE BABY FARMERS' SECRETS 5 The baby trade 6 The Macdonaldtown discoveries 7 To catch a baby farmer 8 The first inquest: two babies called A and B 9 Constable James Joyce: Joycean fictions and the art of deceit 10 More digging and the strange behaviour of the Makins 11 The next five inquests: the Makins' lives stripped bare 12 The longest, saddest inquest: clothing and other complications 13 The mysterious Mr and Mrs Wilson give evidence 14 The obsessions of James Joyce: digging, redigging and more digging 15 Mothers, mothers everywhere: the George Street inquests begin 16 The day Miss Amber Murray visited the Makins PART III: TRIALS, APPEALS AND VARIOUS PETITIONS 17 The trial of the century: a judge out of his depth 18 The first appeal: the Makins' struggle against the hand of fate 19 The law passes sentence 20 Last stop, London 21 Makin's last chance: an 'innocent' man under the thumb of a 'fiendish' woman PART IV: SARAH MAKIN, REFORMED WOMAN 22 From convict daughter to convict 23 Was Sarah Makin really an evil, deadly woman? 24 The lives that were left Notes Acknowledgements Index
Synopsis
The most common murder victim in 19th century Australia was a baby, and the most common perpetrator was a woman. Annie Cossins pieces together the fascinating story of the most infamous legal trial in Australia to reveal an underworld of struggling mothers, unwanted babies, and a society that preferred to turn a blind eye., The most common murder victim in 19th century Australia was a baby, and the most common perpetrator was a woman. Annie Cossins pieces together the fascinating story of the most infamous legal trial in Australia to reveal an underworld of struggling mothers, unwanted babies, and a society that preferred to turn a blind eye. 'The book's power stems from its devastating details; Cossins establishes a tone so vivid it's reminiscent of Dickens.' Publishers Weekly In October 1892, a one-month-old baby boy was found buried in the backyard of Sarah and John Makin, two wretchedly poor baby farmers in inner Sydney. In the weeks that followed, 12 more babies were found buried in the backyards of other houses in which the Makins had lived. This resulted in the most infamous trial in Australian legal history, and exposed a shocking underworld of desperate mothers, drugged and starving babies, and a black market in the sale and murder of children. Annie Cossins pieces together a dramatic and tragic tale with larger than life characters: theatrical Sarah Makin; her smooth-talking husband, John; her disloyal daughter, Clarice; diligent Constable James Joyce, with curious domestic arrangements of his own; and a network of baby farmers stretching across the city. It's a glimpse into a society that preferred to turn a blind eye to the fate of its most vulnerable members, only a century ago. 'A very moving book.[It] brings to life the awful poverty and the immoral 'morality' of the times. conditions which broke that most sacred and powerful bond - between mother and baby - and broke the hearts of impoverished young women.' - Gabrielle Lord 'A very readable and accessible history of a terrible time. The writer has a passionate grasp of her subject and her time.' - Kerry Greenwood 'Cossins is both relentless in her search, and engrossing in her writing' - Lucy Sussex, The most common murder victim in 19th century Australia was a baby, and the most common perpetrator was a woman a fascinating story of the most infamous legal trial in Australia In October 1892, a one-month-old baby boy was found buried in the backyard of Sarah and John Makin, two wretchedly poor baby farmers in inner Sydney. In the weeks that followed, 12 more babies were found buried in the backyards of other houses in which the Makins had lived. This resulted in the most infamous trial in Australian legal history, and exposed a shocking underworld of desperate mothers, drugged and starving babies, and a black market in the sale and murder of children. Annie Cossins pieces together a dramatic and tragic tale with larger than life characters: theatrical Sarah Makin; her smooth-talking husband, John; her disloyal daughter, Clarice; diligent Constable James Joyce, with curious domestic arrangements of his own; and a network of baby farmers stretching across the city. It's a glimpse into a society that preferred to turn a blind eye to the fate of its most vulnerable members, only a century ago."
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