{"product_id":"the-sun-wont-come-out-tomorrow-the-dark-history-of-american-orphanhood-9781645030348","title":"The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe real history of being an orphan in America is nothing like the myth, and nothing like the American dream. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The orphan story has been mythologized: Step one: While a child is still too young to form distinct memories of them, their parents die in an untimely fashion. Step two: Orphan acquires caretakers who amplify the world's cruelty. Step three: Orphan escapes and goes on an adventure, encountering the world's vast possibilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e upends this. Pairing powerful critiques of popular orphan narratives, from \u003ci\u003eAnnie\u003c\/i\u003e to the Boxcar Children to Party of Five, journalist Kristen Martin explores the real history of orphanhood in the United States, from the 1800s to the present. Martin reveals the mission of religious indoctrination that was at the core of the first orphanages, the orphan trains that took parentless children out West (often without a choice), and the inherent classism and racism that still underlies the United States' approach to child welfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through a combination of in-depth archival research, memoir (Martin herself lost both her parents when she was quite young), and cultural analysis, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Won't Come out Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is a compellingly argued, compassionate book that forces us to reconsider autonomy, family, and community. Kristen Martin delivers a searing indictment of America's consistent inability to care for those who need it most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristen Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold Type Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645030348","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273986310281,"sku":"9781645030348","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_37ea12fc-f078-40a9-bad7-b0ff39543534.jpg?v=1736844494","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-sun-wont-come-out-tomorrow-the-dark-history-of-american-orphanhood-9781645030348","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}