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Golden Bridge : Young Immigrants to Canada, 1833-1939 by Marjorie Kohli (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNatural Heritage/Natural Hi-Story, Incorporated

ISBN-10189621990X

ISBN-139781896219905

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038830395

Product Key Features

Book TitleGolden Bridge : Young Immigrants to Canada, 1833-1939

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGenealogy & Heraldry, Children's Studies, Emigration & Immigration

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYes

GenreRéférence, Social Science

AuthorMarjorie Kohli

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight27.5 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-380636

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"This is a thought-provoking and illuminating book about a chapter in the joint histories of Britain and Canada which has been largely ignored and is now crying out to be told." - Practical Family History, October 2004.

Dewey Decimal305.23/086945/0971

Synopsis"To thousands of young people, emigration has been the golden bridge by which they have passed from an apparently hopeless childhood to lives of useful service and assured comfort, in this new land." - Mr. G. Bogue Smart, Inspector of British Immigrant Children and Receiving Homes, 1915 Many thousands of Canadians are descended from young immigrants transported to Canada from 1833 to 1939. Author Marjorie Kohli has meticulously documented the incredible story of the removal of thousands of "waifs and strays" and young men and women, primarily from the UK and Ireland. They braved the perilous voyage to an unknown future in Canada, ultimately being placed throughout the Maritimes, Ontario, Quebec and westward as far as British Columbia. The most comprehensive resource of its kind, The Golden Bridge promises to be an indispensable tool for family researchers with a "home child" ancestor, and of interest to those unfamiliar with this aspect of Canadian history. This extensively researched book incorporates background detail on agencies and key organizers such as Maria Rye, Annie Macpherson, Thomas Barnardo and William Quarrier, along with lesser knowns including Ellinor Close and Charles Young. Marjorie Kohli is well known for her years of active involvement with juvenile and child migration issues. Supported by charts, passenger lists and archival visuals, The Golden Bridge is a must-read for genealogists and history buffs alike., The Golden Bridge documents the period of "home children" and juvenile migration to Canadian shores prior to the Second World War.

LC Classification NumberHV1006.K64 2003