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Riders on the Orphan Train: A Novel
Novel by Alison Moore
Riders on the Orphan Train is an historical novel about a little-known piece of American history. Between 1854 and 1929, over 250,000 orphans and "surrendered" children were "placed out" across the country. They started their journey in New York... Google Books
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(113) · $16.95 · In stock
The novel is the story of the journey of two children from very different backgrounds who find themselves on the same train heading West in 1918. Ezra Duval, ...
Jul 27, 2021 · These children were force to turn to desperate measures to survive. They formed gangs who would steal in order to stay fed and clothed. They may ...
Oct 1, 2012 · About one in twenty-five Americans has an orphan train rider connection. Two organizations were responsible for more than half the orphan trains ...
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In each of the three historical fiction stories in this collection, readers meet an orphan train rider and follow them on their journey. Can Charles find a new ...
The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes ...
Duration: 4:30
Posted: Nov 5, 2013
Posted: Nov 5, 2013
When it reached a small town in Texas, the youngest brother was quickly chosen by a couple who took him away. Lee and Leo went home together with an elderly ...
This collection of video segments from the West by Orphan Train documentary explores the origins of the movement and the experiences of the young riders through ...
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A short but very interesting book telling the history of the famous Orphan Trains or migration of so called orphan children from the American cities to the west ...