The baby farmers : a chilling tale of missing babies, shameful secrets and murder in 19th century Australia
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Published
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781743314012 (pbk), 1743314019 (pbk)
Physical Desc
ix, 293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimes., map, portraits ; 24 cm
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Published
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
Language
English
ISBN
9781743314012 (pbk), 1743314019 (pbk)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
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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Location | Call Number | Status |
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East Hanover Library - Adult Nonfiction | 364.152 COS | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cossins, A. (2013). The baby farmers: a chilling tale of missing babies, shameful secrets and murder in 19th century Australia . Allen & Unwin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cossins, Anne. 2013. The Baby Farmers: A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and Murder in 19th Century Australia. Allen & Unwin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cossins, Anne. The Baby Farmers: A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and Murder in 19th Century Australia Allen & Unwin, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cossins, Anne. The Baby Farmers: A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and Murder in 19th Century Australia Allen & Unwin, 2013.
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