Searching for Home: Three Families from the Orphan Trains, a True Story

by Christina Vogt and Martha Nelson Vogt

Book Overview

"I will never forget my children. I have carved you on the palm of my hand." Isaiah 49 "The best adventure stories often turn out to be real life, more gripping, touching, and life-changing than any... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931515009
• ISBN13: 9780931515002
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Triumph Press, Incorporated
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

True stories from a missing chapter of American history

The authors do a great job presenting the true stories of three families of children who rode orphan trains. Growing up is never easy. Imagine going "home" with strangers and growing up in a new culture while adjusting to members of a new family. Many students today have never heard of "orphan trains," much less studied this 75-year period of American history. This book is an excellent introduction for readers in middle school and up.