Second, re Brent's recommendation. When writing "Missing Pieces", a how-to search for birth parents guidebook, I found Carp's work helpful in understanding the background. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brent Tarter To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 6:37 AM Subject: Re: Adoption Inasmuch as we seem to be talking past one another about "adoption," which has both a formal legal meaning and history as well as an informal and longer history, permit me to recommend a recent book on this very topic: E. Wayne Carp, Adoption in America: Historical Perspectives (University of Michigan Press, 2003). Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html