Orphan Trains |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Kristin F. |
| Series title: | Essential Events Set 8 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61478-449-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | ABDO Publishing Company
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| Imprint: | Essential Library |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $38.50 |
Book Description:
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This title examines an important historic event - the orphan train movement. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the history of the Children's Aid Society and the development of the Brace School, lodging houses, and industrial schools, the conditions that led to child abandonment in the 1800s, problems with institutional care and child labor laws, the roles the Civil War, the Great Depression, and people like Charles Loring Brace played, and the effects of this event on society....
More DescriptionThis title examines an important historic event - the orphan train movement. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the history of the Children's Aid Society and the development of the Brace School, lodging houses, and industrial schools, the conditions that led to child abandonment in the 1800s, problems with institutional care and child labor laws, the roles the Civil War, the Great Depression, and people like Charles Loring Brace played, and the effects of this event on society. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.