Orphan Trains
- ISBN-10
- 1614786100
- ISBN-13
- 9781614786108
- Series
- Orphan Trains
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-01
- Publisher
- ABDO Publishing Company
- Author
- Kristin F. Johnson
Description
This title examines an important historic event _ the orphan train movement. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the history of the ChildrenÍs Aid Society and the development of the Brace School, lodging houses, and industrial schools, the conditions that led to child abandonment in the 1800s, problems with institutional care and child labor laws, the roles the Civil War, the Great Depression, and people like Charles Loring Brace played, and the effects of this event on society. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Essential Events is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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