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The orphan trains / by Alice K. Flanagan.

Author/creator Flanagan, Alice K.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoMinneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, ©2006.
Description48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Orphan trains--Juvenile literature.
Orphans--New York (State) --New York --Juvenile literature.
Adopted children--Juvenile literature.
Series We the people
We the people (Series) (Compass Point Books) ^A583460
Contents An orphan's story -- Poor working-class families -- New York's homeless children -- How the orphan trains began -- Who rode the orphan trains? -- Finding homes for orphans -- The baby trains -- The end of the orphan trains.
Abstract Learn about the homeless city children who were taken out West to have new homes in the early 1900s.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
LCCN 2005025087
ISBN0756516358
ISBN9780756516352

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