Description
They were "throwaway" kids, living on the streets or in orphanages and foster homes. Then Charles Loring Brace, a young minister in New York City, started the Children's Aid Society and devised a plan to give these homeless waifs a chance at finding families they could call their own. Thus began an extraordinary migration of American children. Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 200,000 children ventured forth on a journey of hope. Here, in the sequel to Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story, Andrea Warren introduces nine men and women who rode the trains and helped make history so many years ago.
Info
ISBN: 9780618432356
Published Date: March 1, 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Language: English
Page Count: 132
Size: 8.78" l x 7.63" w x 0.37" h
Age Classification: 12+
Category
Young Adult Nonfiction
Subject
Education & Reference