Record #:

31065

Author(s):

House, Karen Olson

Abstract:

A new book reveals the vision, hard work and heart behind a comprehensive care program for at-risk children in North Carolina. The author, A.D. Peacock, was an undertaker in Whiteville during the 1940s. Peacock describes his experience working in the children’s home, and his quest in persuading people to help care for the orphans.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 38 Issue 8, Aug 2006, p14-15, por

Subject(s):

Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina; Child care services; Orphanages