Charlie a Home Child's Life in Canada
by YOUNG, BERYL
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1554702003
- ISBN 13
- 9781554702008
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: KEY PORTER BOOKS. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 1554702003 . Only slight wear to dustjacket ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.40 X 8.10 X 0.60 inches; 111 pages; "Charlie was thirteen when his shopkeeper father died in 1910. His mother, Sarah, had no money to care for her seven children, and before long, Charlie was sent to Dr. Barnardo's Home in London. In 1911, as part of Barnardo's overseas program, Charlie sailed to Canada and was sent to work on an Ontario farm. He experienced homesickness, hardship, and eventually great kindness. In 'Charlie', Beryl Young offers a compelling account of a poor English boy who rises from a life of poverty to become a valuable member of Canadian society." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16981
- Title
- Charlie a Home Child's Life in Canada
- Author
- YOUNG, BERYL
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1554702003
- ISBN 13
- 9781554702008
- Publisher
- KEY PORTER BOOKS
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- 1554702003, immigrants, Orphan, barnardo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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