The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood

Author/Contributor(s):	Martin, Kristen
Publisher:	Bold Type Books
Date:	01/21/2025
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

"Pairing powerful critiques of popular orphan narratives, from Annie to the Boxcar Children to Party of Five, journalist Kristen Martin explores the real history of orphanhood in the United States from the 1800s to the present. Martin reveals the religious charity and mission that was the core of the first orphanages (one that soon changed to profit), the orphan trains that took parentless children out West (often without a choice), and the inherent racism that still underlies the United States' approach to child welfare. Through a combination of in-depth archival research, memoir (Martin herself lost both her parents when she was quite young), and cultural analysis, [this book] ... forces us to reconsider autonomy, family, and community"--