Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Search for a Home; 1. The Rural Ideal: Constructing a Myth; 2. "Qualify them for the duties of life"; 3. "The hideous consequences"; Illustrations; 4. "The right of the state to interfere is unquestioned"; 5. The Farm, the Federal Government, and the Decline of Placement; Epilogue: "The great drama of childhood"; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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