Author: | Barbara Bisantz Raymond | ISBN: | 9780786733743 |
Publisher: | Hachette Books | Publication: | April 29, 2009 |
Imprint: | Da Capo Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Barbara Bisantz Raymond |
ISBN: | 9780786733743 |
Publisher: | Hachette Books |
Publication: | April 29, 2009 |
Imprint: | Da Capo Press |
Language: | English |
The shocking story of Geogia Tann, a notorious dealer in black-market babies between 1920 and 1950 whose actions ultimately popularized--and corrupted--adoption as we know it today.
For almost three decades, renowned baby-seller Georgia Tann ran a children's home in Memphis, Tennessee--selling her charges to wealthy clients nationwide, Joan Crawford among them. Part social history, part detective story, part expose, The Baby Thief is a riveting investigative narrative that explores themes that continue to reverberate today.
The shocking story of Geogia Tann, a notorious dealer in black-market babies between 1920 and 1950 whose actions ultimately popularized--and corrupted--adoption as we know it today.
For almost three decades, renowned baby-seller Georgia Tann ran a children's home in Memphis, Tennessee--selling her charges to wealthy clients nationwide, Joan Crawford among them. Part social history, part detective story, part expose, The Baby Thief is a riveting investigative narrative that explores themes that continue to reverberate today.