The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America (Bison Book)

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1994
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From 1850 to 1930 America witnessed emigration and resettlement of at least 200,000 children and several thousand adults, primarily from the East Coast to the West. This volume sheds light on the multifaceted experience of children's immigration, changing concepts of welfare, and Western expansion.

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From 1850 to 1930 America witnessed emigration and resettlement of at least 200,000 children and several thousand adults, primarily from the East Coast to the West. This volume sheds light on the multifaceted experience of children's immigration, changing concepts of welfare, and Western expansion.

$18.78

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 264
Edition: New edition
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: Feb 1994
ISBN 10: 0803272650
ISBN 13: 9780803272651