Finding Molly Johnson: Irish Famine Orphans in Canada by Mark G. McGowan Hardcov

Description: Finding Molly Johnson by Mark G. McGowan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In Finding Molly Johnson Mark McGowan seeks to find out what happened to children fleeing famine who were orphaned during the voyage from Ireland to Canada. He discovers that they were not legally adopted, often serving as unpaid labour to host families, thus unlocking an important chapter of the Irish emigrant experience. Publisher Description Irelands Great Famine produced Europes worst refugee crisis of the nineteenth century. More than 1.5 million people left Ireland, many ending up in Canada. Among the most vulnerable were nearly 1,700 orphaned children who now found themselves destitute in an unfamiliar place. The story Canada likes to tell is that these orphans were adopted by benevolent families and that they readily adapted to their new lives, but this happy ending is mostly a myth.In Finding Molly Johnson Mark McGowan traces what happened to these children. In the absence of state support, the Catholic and Protestant churches worked together to become the orphans principal caregivers. The children were gathered, fed, schooled, and placed in family homes in Saint John, Quebec, Montreal, Bytown, Kingston, and Toronto. Yet most were not considered members of their placement families, but rather sources of cheap labour. Many fled their placements, joining thousands of other Irish refugees on the Canadian frontier searching for work, extended family, and the opportunity to begin a new life.Finding Molly Johnson revisits an important chapter of the Irish emigrant experience, revealing that the story of Canadas acceptance of the famine orphans is a product of national myth-making that obscures both the hardship the children endured and the agency they ultimately expressed. Author Biography Mark G. McGowan is professor of history at the University of Toronto and principal emeritus of St Michaels College. He is the author of several books including The Imperial Irish: Canadas Irish Catholics Fight the Great War, 1914–1918. Details ISBN 0228022991 ISBN-13 9780228022992 Title Finding Molly Johnson Author Mark G. McGowan Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 252 Publisher McGill-Queens University Press GE_Item_ID:161791148; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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