Orphan trains : the story of Charles Loring Brace and the children he saved and failed
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
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xxi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Casper College Library - Main CollectionHV985 .O36 2001On Shelf
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-349) and index.
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"A powerful blend of history, biography, and adventure, Orphan Trains fills a gap in the American narrative. This book tells of a little-known but enormously influential child welfare effort: the orphan trains, which between 1854 and 1929 spirited away some 250,000 abandoned children to the homes of families in the Midwest and West. Combining the accounts of orphans - including those of surviving orphans who took the last train out - and the biography of an indefatigable crusader for children, Stephen O'Connor at last does this history justice."--Jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

O'Connor, S. (2001). Orphan trains: the story of Charles Loring Brace and the children he saved and failed . Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

O'Connor, Stephen. 2001. Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the Children He Saved and Failed. Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

O'Connor, Stephen. Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the Children He Saved and Failed Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

O'Connor, Stephen. Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the Children He Saved and Failed Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

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