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Author:

Dewey, Julie.

Title:

Forgetting Tabitha : the story of an orphan train rider / by Julie Dewey.

Publisher:

Holland Press

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

iii, 269 pages ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Street life--New York (State)--Fiction.
Mothers and daughters--New York (State)--Fiction.
Orphan trains--Fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Homeless girls--New York--New York--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

Previously published: [North Charleston, South Carolina] : [CreateSpace], ́́Ư2013.

Summary:

Raised on a farm, Tabitha Salt, the daughter of Irish immigrants, leads a bucolic and sheltered existence. When tragedy strikes the family, Tabitha and her mother are forced to move to the notorious Five Points District in New York City, known for its brothels, gangs, gambling halls, corrupt politicians and thieves. As they struggle to survive in their new living conditions, tragedy strikes again. Young Tabitha resorts to life alone on the streets of New York, dreaming of a happier future. The Sisters of Charity are taking orphans off the streets with promises of a new life. Children are to forget their pasts, their religious beliefs, families and names. They offer Tabitha a choice: stay in Five Points or board the orphan train and go West in search of a new life.

ISBN:

0578172313
9780578172316

LCCN:

2015920667

Locations:

WKPE185 -- Cherokee Public Library (Cherokee)

VEPB334 -- Clermont Public Library (Clermont)