London's Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram And The Foundling Hospital

By (author): "Gillian Pugh"
Genres:Museums books  
London's Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram And The Foundling Hospital
ISBN0752442449
ISBN139780752442440
AsinLondon's Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram And The Foundling Hospital
Original titleLondon's Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital
After 17 years of campaigning, Thomas Coram managed to persuade sufficient 'persons of quality and distinction' to support his petition to the King to grant a Royal Charter for the building of the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury. This history of the first children's charity charts the rise of this incredible institution.