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
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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.

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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.

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