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Orphan Trains & Their Precious Cargo: The Life's Work of Rev. H.D. Clarke by Clark Kidder (2001)
368 pages
Rev. Herman Clarke entered the employ of the Children's Aid Society in 1900, and was a tireless devotee to the
children entrusted to his care. Over the years he would travel thousands of miles on the rails with his orphan
charges, and received as many as two thousand letters a year from them. In the twilight of life, he began to
compile scrapbooks for his grandchildren detailing his years spent working with the society. Numerous
photographs, as well as facsimiles of advertisements published by the society, and a special section of orphan
train poetry enrich this text.
368 pages
Rev. Herman Clarke entered the employ of the Children's Aid Society in 1900, and was a tireless devotee to the
children entrusted to his care. Over the years he would travel thousands of miles on the rails with his orphan
charges, and received as many as two thousand letters a year from them. In the twilight of life, he began to
compile scrapbooks for his grandchildren detailing his years spent working with the society. Numerous
photographs, as well as facsimiles of advertisements published by the society, and a special section of orphan
train poetry enrich this text.
Tears on Paper: Orphan Train History by Patricia J. Young and Frances E. Marks (1990)
352 pages
Tears of Paper includes stories as told by Nebraska Orphan Train riders, along with history, references,
statistics and photographs, compiled by the authors.
352 pages
Tears of Paper includes stories as told by Nebraska Orphan Train riders, along with history, references,
statistics and photographs, compiled by the authors.
We Are a Part of History by Michael Patrick, Evelyn Sheets and Evelyn Trickel (1990)
157 pages
This book gives a general history of the orphan trains, including chapters on Charles Loring Brace who started the
movement, the criticisms, flaws and defences of the program, the financing needed, and stories from orphan train
riders. This is a great book to start with when learning about the orphan trains.
157 pages
This book gives a general history of the orphan trains, including chapters on Charles Loring Brace who started the
movement, the criticisms, flaws and defences of the program, the financing needed, and stories from orphan train
riders. This is a great book to start with when learning about the orphan trains.
We Rode the Orphan Trains by Andrea Warren (2001)
132 pages
Andrea Warren shares the stories of some of the orphan train riders here, including Betty, who found fairy-tale life
in a grand hotel: Nettie and her twin, Nellie, who were rescued from their first abusive placement and taken in by a
kindhearted family who gave them the love they had hoped for; and brothers Howard and Fred, who were adopted
into different families.
132 pages
Andrea Warren shares the stories of some of the orphan train riders here, including Betty, who found fairy-tale life
in a grand hotel: Nettie and her twin, Nellie, who were rescued from their first abusive placement and taken in by a
kindhearted family who gave them the love they had hoped for; and brothers Howard and Fred, who were adopted
into different families.
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