Orphan Trains: Taking the Rails to a New Life

by Rebecca Langston-George

Overview

Discover the true story of seven orphans who were settled with families in the Midwest by the Children's Aid Society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623708450
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Series:	Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
File size:	15 MB
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Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Rebecca Langston-George is a middle school language arts teacher who also trains teachers in writing instruction.  Her articles, poetry and puzzles have appeared in many children’s magazines. When she’s not at the keyboard Rebecca volunteers for the local chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).  She is also a past president of the Kern Reading Association.  The granddaughter of a fabulous flapper, Rebecca lives in Bakersfield, California.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Clutching his Brother's Hand: Stanley Cornell 9

Chapter 2 Missionary to "Street Rats" 19

Chapter 3 Three Cheers for Michigan, The First Orphan Train 29

Chapter 4 From Newsboy to Mews Maker: Andrew Burke 39

Chapter 5 A Baby Doll of her Own: Agnes Ruth Anderson Hickok 49

Chapter 6 Just an Adopted Brat: Robert Hunt Hume 61

Chapter 7 Three Mothers and Many Sisters: Edith Peterson 73

Chapter 8 Pretending to Be Happy: Marguerite Driscoll Thompson 81

Chapter 9 A Little Boy with a Big Imagination: ArthurField Smith 89

Chapter 10 What Happened to the Riders? 97

Chapter 11 What Happened to the Orphan Trains? 109

Orphan Train Timeline 116

Glossary 118

Read More 119

Internet Sites 119

Critical Thinking Using the Common Core 120

Select Bibliography 121

Source Notes 124

Index 127

Interviews

narrative nonfiction; fascinating stories of children and what became of them; US history