For the Good of the Children: A History of the Boys and Girls Republic

by Gay Pitman Zieger

The Boys and Girls Republic of Farmington Hills, Michigan, came to life as the Boys Republic during the Progressive Era, when the combined stresses of urbanization, immigration, and poverty left an unprecedented number of children on the streets. It was a time marked both by social change and new thinking about the welfare of children, especially the neglected, delinquent, or abused. Here Gay Zieger tells the story of the remarkable humanitarians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081433086X
• ISBN13: 9780814330869
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Great Lakes Books Series
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"