We Rode the Orphan Trains by Andrea WarrenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A moving, quick and easy read with plenty of pictures. Orphan Trains, or in the case of relocated infants, "baby trains" are from the decades after the Civil War up until The Great Depression. Largely moving children from the populated NYC area to the Midwest this was a surprisingly managed process with the annual checkup visits common and children relocated after abuse. Still, many had obstacles to locate their biological parents. Each chapter is the tale of an actual "orphan" (many were just abandoned, etc.) from their remembrances.
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