Publisher's Synopsis
Echoes from the Orphan Train weaves a captivating tale of a young boyas journey in 1885 from New York City to a new beginning in a small Missouri town. After the death of his family, twelve-year-old Albert Hunter is sent westward via the aorphan train.a The story is a warm portrayal of the inner seam of family and friendships combined with unexpected plots and twists. Echoes will compel the reader to identify with a time in history when the fate of thousands of orphaned and abandoned children lay in the hands of awaiting adoptive families throughout rural America.
