We Are a Part of History: The Story of the Orphan Trains

by Michael D. Patrick, Evelyn Sheets, Evelyn Trickel

We are a Part of the Story of the Orphan Trains analyzes the history of Charles Loring Brace's placing out system, a system that brought 1000's of New York City orphans west by train and eventually led to the foster care system found in most states today.

Genres: History

157 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Kitty Nottoli · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read for anyone interested in an important part of history. These are stories that must be known and told to children to honor the bravery of children just wanting to be loved and to belong. And to the man who sought out to give them that. Failures included, the intent was only of a kind heart and ambition to do something good for a vulnerable population.

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book explains much of the history of the orphan trains and the Children's Aid Society. The stories of many orphan train riders, especially those who ended up in Missouri, are included in the latter part of the book.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative and well researched.