Adopting America [electronic resource] : childhood, kinship, and national identity in literature /
by Singley, Carol J.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199895106 (ebook) :.Subject(s): American literature -- History and criticism | Families in literature | Adoption in literature | National characteristics, American, in literature | Children in literatureOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: American literature abounds with orphans who experience adoption or placements that resemble adoption. These stories do more than recount adventures of children living away from home. They tell an American story of family and national identity.
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American literature abounds with orphans who experience adoption or placements that resemble adoption. These stories do more than recount adventures of children living away from home. They tell an American story of family and national identity.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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