The baby farmers : a chilling tale of missing babies, shameful secrets and murder in 19th century Australia
Cossins, Annie2013
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In October 1892, a one-month-old baby boy was found buried in the backyard of Sarah and John Makin, two wretchedly poor baby farmers in inner Sydney. In the weeks that followed, 12 more babies were found buried in the backyards of other houses in which the Makins had lived. This resulted in the most infamous trial in Australian legal history, and exposed a shocking underworld of desperate mothers, drugged and starving babies, and a black market in the sale and murder of children. Annie Cossins pieces together a dramatic and tragic tale with larger than life characters.
Main title:
Author:
Cossins, Annie, author
Imprint:
Crows Nest : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
Collation:
304 pages
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781743314012 (pbk)1743314019
Dewey class:
364.1'523'0922'944
Local class:
364.152
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
456516