
Book
Orphan Trains
An Interactive History Adventure
Elizabeth Raum
Capstone · Print & ebook · January 12, 2010
Reading lane: Orphans & Foster Kids
In the early 1900s, adults hoped to find parents for homeless city children by sending them west on trains.
At a Glance
Who It's For
Book Details
- Authors
- Elizabeth Raum
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Published
- January 12, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Orphans & Foster Kids · 19th-Century U.S.
- Reading lane
- Orphans & Foster Kids
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Publisher Categories
Adventure & Explorers
Orphans & Foster Kids
20th Century U.S.
About This Book
In the early 1900s, adults hoped to find parents for homeless city children by sending them west on trains. Most of these children had no idea whether they would find kind adoptive families or be forced to work like slaves. Will you: ? Head west after living on the streets of New York City? ? Search for a home for you and your three younger siblings? ? Try to care for yourself and your baby sister on your own?
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