We Rode the Orphan Trains
Book Description
They were "throwaway" kids, living on the streets or in orphanages and foster homes. Then Charles Loring Brace, a young minister in New York City, started the Children's Aid Society and devised a plan to give these homeless waifs a chance at finding families they could call their own. Thus began an extraordinary migration of American children.
Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 200,000 chil... More
Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 200,000 chil... More
Book Information
Publisher | Sandpiper |
Binding | Paperback (6 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 144 |
ISBN-10 | B0085SJFKA |
Publication Date | 03/23/2004 |
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