Orphan Train Riders: Their Own Stories [Hardcover]

Mary Ellen Johnson (Author, Editor), Kay B. Hall (Author, Editor), Orphan Train Heritage Society of America (Corporate Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 406 pages
• Publisher: Orphan Train Heritage Society (October 6, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963590227
• ISBN-13: 978-0963590220
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,307,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Meet heroes of modern history, April 15, 2000

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This review is from: Orphan Train Riders: Their Own Stories (Hardcover)

Mary Ellen Johnson is the founder and executive director of the Orphan Train Herigage Society of America. She's also known as "the orphan train lady." This volume is an excellent outgrowth of her interest in the 75-year orphan train era in American history. It is filled with accounts of orphan train riders, written by riders themselves or their descendants. The stories illustrate the wide range of riders' experiences. Some were orphans. Some were abandoned. Other children who rode orphan trains had parents who could not support them and gave them up hoping they'd have better lives. Some accounts describe finding loving families, while others were overworked or suffered abuse. Orphan train riders overcame incredible odds and emerged as heroes of modern history. Read this book to learn more about them.