The Orphan Trains - Placing Out in America (Paperback, New Ed)

"From 185 to 193 America witnessed a unique emigration and resettlement of at least 2, children and several thousand adults, primarily from the East Coast to the West. This 'placing out,' an attempt to find homes for the urban poor, was best known by the 'orphan trains' that carried the children. Holt carefully analyzes the system, initially instituted by the New York Children's Aid Society in 1853, tracking its imitators as well as the reasons for its creation and demise. She captures the children's perspective with the judicious use of oral histories, institutional records, and newspaper accounts. This well-written volume sheds new light on the multifaceted experience of children's immigration, changing concepts of welfare, and Western expansion. It is good, scholarly social history."-Library Journal

General

Imprint:	Bison Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1994
First published:	February 1994
Authors:	Marilyn Irvin Holt
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade / Trade
Pages:	264
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-7265-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Promotions
LSN:	0-8032-7265-0
Barcode:	9780803272651

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