The Baby Thief
The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Adoption, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
| 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.
