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Author:
Flanagan, Alice K.
Title:
The orphan trains / by Alice K. Flanagan.
Publisher:
Compass Point Books,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Orphan trains--Juvenile literature.
Orphans--New York--New York--Juvenile literature.
Adopted children--Juvenile literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Contents:
An orphan's story -- Poor working-class families -- New York's homeless children -- How the orphan trains began -- Who rode the orphan trains? -- Finding homes for orphans -- The baby trains -- The end of the orphan trains -- Glossary -- Did you know? -- Important dates -- Important people -- Want to know more? -- Index.
Summary:
Learn about the homeless city children who were taken out West to have new homes in the early 1900s.
Series:
We the people
ISBN:
9780756516352
0756516358
LCCN:
2005025087
Locations:
UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)
LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)
TVPD862 -- Louise & Lucile Hink -Tama Public Library (Tama)

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