Orphan Trains to Missouri

Orphan Trains to Missouri - Missouri Heritage Readers

Paperback (30 Aug 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This text explores the ""orphan trains"" which took poor European immigrant children to new lives in the Midwest in 1854. It documents the history of the children on those trains - their struggles, successes and failures. It includes stories of volunteers who oversaw the placement of the orphans.

Book information

ISBN: 9780826211217
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Imprint: University of Missouri Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.7340973
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 213g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 11mm