The orphan trains : placing out in America
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Fredonia Public Library - Non-Fiction
362.7 HOL
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362.7 HOL
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Book
Physical Desc
248 pages : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Lexile measure
1430
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-236) and index.
Description
A study of the system known as "placing out, " which was practiced in America between 1853 and 1929, in which children, and in some cases women and entire families, were relocated from crowded urban areas and placed in homes in the west, traveling on orphan trains to their new lives.
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Adult,Follett Library Resources
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1430 L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Holt, M. I. (1992). The orphan trains: placing out in America . University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holt, Marilyn Irvin, 1949-. 1992. 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, 1992.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Holt, Marilyn Irvin. The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America University of Nebraska Press, 1992.
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