01424cam a2200337 i 4500 478674174 TxGeo 20210115120000.0 200410s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020005338 9780735224681 hbk. 0735224684 hbk. (OCoLC)1125353156 TxGeo rda Glaser, Gabrielle. American baby : a mother, a child, and the shadow history of adoption / Gabrielle Glaser. New York, NY : Viking, 2021. 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "The author lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with families and then closed the door between the parties forever."--Provided by publisher. 20210126. Adopted children United States. Adoption United States History 20th century. Adoption agencies Corrupt practices United States History 20th century. Teenage mothers United States Social conditions 20th century. Birthparents United States. QS5