Julie Dewey
ASIN: B00E4W4984
Publisher: Holland Press
Pages: 280
Raised on a farm outside of Westchester County, ten-year-old Tabitha Salt, the daughter of Irish immigrants, leads a sheltered existence. When tragedy strikes the family, Tabitha and her mother are forced to move to the notorious Five Points District in New York City. Known for its brothels, gangs, gambling halls, corrupt politicians and thieves, the Five Points is a chaotic slum. The women find work as laundresses, struggling to survive in their squalid living conditions. When tragedy strikes again, Tabitha finds herself alone on the streets of New York. Summoning her courage, she takes to life on the streets, dreaming of the future.
During this dark period, the Sisters of Charity plucked orphans off the streets with promises of a new life. Children were to forget their pasts; their religious beliefs, families, and names. Once the children accepted new identities and became ...