The orphan trains : placing out in America
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Published
Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, 1994,1992.
Physical Desc
248 pages, [14] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Port Orford Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction
362.734 HOLT MARILYN
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362.734 HOLT MARILYN
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Published
Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, 1994,1992.
Format
Book
Language
English
Lexile measure
1430
Notes
Description
"From 1850 to 1930 America witnessed a unique emigration and resettlement of at least 200,00 children and several thousand adults, primarily from the East Coast to the West. This 'placing out,' an attempt to find homes for the urban poor, was best known by the 'orphan trains' that carried the children. Holt carefully analyzes the system, initially instituted by the New York Children's Aid Society in 1853, tracking its imitators as well as the reasons for its creation and demise. She captures the children's perspective with the judicious use of oral histories, institutional records, and newspaper accounts. This well-written volume sheds new light on the multifaceted experience of children's immigration, changing concepts of welfare, and Western expansion. It is good, scholarly social history."--Library Journal.
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1430L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Holt, M. I. (19941992). The orphan trains: placing out in America . University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holt, Marilyn Irvin, 1949-. 19941992. The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America. University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holt, Marilyn Irvin, 1949-. The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America University of Nebraska Press, 19941992.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Holt, Marilyn Irvin. The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America University of Nebraska Press, 19941992.
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