“A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of American history. Beautiful.” – Ann ...

Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 250,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children were transported to rural communities across the country in hopes of ...

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Rating 4.1

(82) · $9.50

Combining a biography of Brace with firsthand accounts of orphans, Stephen O'Connor here tells of the orphan trains that, between 1854 and 1929, spirited away ...

A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined ...

Rating 4.5

(79,559) · $11.60

A novel about the search for family, resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship between a young Irish immigrant and a Penobscot Indian girl. Popular ...