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Warren, Andrea

We Rode the Orphan Trains

132 pp. | Houghton | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-618-11712-1 $$18.00
(2) 4-6 Introductory chapters explain how the orphan train program was begun in the 1850s by Charles Loring Brace and describe the role of agent Clara Comstock in accompanying orphans from New York to their new homes in the Midwest. The experiences of individual riders are described in the anecdotal, often touching text and accompanied by appealing black-and-white photographs. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2001

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