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Title: Out of the Darkness
Review: I was actually looking for information about Henry Bergh when I came upon this book. I'd been aware that Bergh started the NY Society for the Protection of Children, but had never heard of the Mary Ellen Wilson case. Started the book yesterday afternoon, and stayed up until 4am to finish it, it was that engrossing! The authors did a great job of bringing events of nearly 150 years ago to life - the characters all "came alive" for me, and seemed like real people in whom I became emotionally invested, rather than just dry statistics from the 1800s. If you're interested in learning about the beginnings of child and animal welfare movements in this country, I recommend this book. It's a page-turner, and yet it manages to impart a lot of important historical information along the way.
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