Adopting America [electronic resource] : childhood, kinship, and national identity in literature / Carol J. Singley. Singley, Carol J., 1951- American literature History and criticism. Families in literature. Adoption in literature. National characteristics, American, in literature. Children in literature. PS169.F35 810.9355 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011). American literature abounds with orphans who experience adoption or placements that resemble adoption. These stories do more than recount adventures of children living away from home. They tell an American story of family and national identity. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199779390.001.0001 eng