Orphan Train Rider

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Binding: Paperback
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ISBN: 9780395913628
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Language: English
Page Count: 80
Publication Date: 1/9/1998
Size: 8.35" l x 7.54" w x 0.35"
Series: N/A

From 1854 to 1930, the orphan trains took homeless children from cities in the East to new homes in the West, the Midwest, and the South. In Warren's book, one man's memories of his childhood abandonment and adoption give a personal slant on the subject. Chapters telling the story of Lee Nailing, who took an orphan train west in 1926, alternate with chapters filling in background information about the trains and the experiences of other children who rode them to their destinies. Throughout the book, black-and-white photos show both the people and places in Nailing's story and the broader topic of the orphan train experience. Children will find this a good resource on an intriguing subject.

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