America's French Orphans

Autorentext

Emmanuel Destenay is a research fellow at Sorbonne University and is specialized in World War I. He has contributed articles to numerous journals in both French and English and is the author of Shadows from the Trenches: Veterans of the Great War and the Irish Revolution (1918-1923).

Klappentext

This unique study explores American support of destitute French children during and after World War I. It will interest scholars and students of World War I, humanitarianism, American society, childhood, and women's studies.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1. Rescuing and sheltering: the wartime colonies; 2. Mobilizing support for France's fatherless children; 3. Defending the future of France; 4. Writing in wartime; 5. Peace, remobilization, and memorialization; 6. Rebuilding devastated France; Conclusion how (and why) Americans (and their children) answered France's call; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.