| Waifs, Foundlings, and Half-Orphans: Searching for America's Orphan Train Riders Contributor(s): Johnson, Mary Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1585499552 ISBN-13: 9781585499557 Publisher: Heritage Books OUR PRICE: $16.63 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering |
| Dewey: 362.734 |
| LCCN: 2006298424 |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.29 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adoption - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the Orphan Trains Era, 1854 until 1929, an estimated 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children and families were relocated from major metropolitan east coast cities to new homes in the "west" traveling aboard trains. Children relocated via |