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Langston-George, Rebecca, author.
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Orphan trains -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Orphans -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Orphans -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Orphan trains : taking the rails to a new life / Rebecca Langston-George ; consultant: Shaley George, Curator, National Orphan Train Complex.
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Langston-George, Rebecca, author.
North Mankato, MN : Capstone Press, c2016.
Subjects
Orphan trains -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Orphans -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Orphans -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781491485514 (library binding)
1491485515 (library binding)
9781491485521 (paperback)
1491485523 (paperback)
9781623706302 (paper-over-board)
1623706300 (paper-over-board)
Series:
Encounter (Capstone Press)
Description:
128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Clutching his brother's hand: Stanley Cornell -- Missionary to "street rats" -- Three cheers for Michigan, the first orphan train -- From newsboy to news maker: Andrew Burke -- A baby doll of her own: Agnes Ruth Anderson Hickok -- Just an adopted brat: Robert Hunt Hume -- Three mothers and many sisters: Edith Peterson -- Pretending to be happy: Marguerite Driscoll Thompson -- A little boy with a big imagination: Arthur Field Smith -- What happened to the riders? -- What happened to the orphan trains? -- Orphan train timeline -- Glossary.
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Summary:
"Tells the story of seven orphans who were settled with families in the Midwest by the Children's Aid Society"--
Audience:
Ages 8-14.
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Hawaii State Library
YA -- Nonfiction
362.73409 La
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Nanakuli Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
362.73409 La
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