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Andrea Warren
Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story
by Andrea Warren
Price:
$8.99 USD.
Words: 13,900.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: April 2, 2013
by
Andrea Warren.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General, Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / 19th Century
Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. Some were adopted by loving families; others were not as fortunate. In recent years, some of the riders have begun to share their stories. Andrea Warren alternates chapters about the history of the orphan trains with the story of Lee Nailling, who in 1926 rode an orphan train.