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Orphan trains : the story of Charles Loring Brace and the children he saved and failed / Stephen O'Connor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Connor, Stephen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.).
- Orphan trains--History.
- Orphan trains.
- Brace, Charles Loring, 1826-1890.
- Brace, Charles Loring.
- Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.)--History.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
- Summary:
- A powerful blend of history, biography, and adventure, "Orphan Trains" fills a grievous gap in the American story. Tracing the evolution of the Children's Aid Society, this dramatic narrative tells the fascinating tale of the orphan trains, which spirited away some 250,000 abandoned children into the homes of rural families in the Midwest. Photo insert.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0395841739
- OCLC:
- 45247361
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