Beginning in 1854, charitable organizations in New York City began sending orphans on trains to the west to find new families. As the train made its stops the children were lined up on courthouse lawns to be examined by prospective families. In a series of interviews with orphan train riders and their descendants Endorf shares their touching ...
An inspirational and heroic true story of a fifteen year old girl living with Lyme disease, After the Rain provides thoughtful insights, encouragement, and support to anyone facing adversity. The occurrence of this potentially life threatening disease is escalating at an alarming rate while understanding of its conditions and consequences remains ...
Who rode the Orphan Trains? Children, still in diapers, searching for a home. In this final volume of By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, young adult readers and history buffs alike can experience the touching and often surprising stories of those who, between 1854 and 1929, rode the Orphan Trains. This beautiful, full-color collector's ...
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