The orphan trains : placing out in America
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, �1992.
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248 pages, [14] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, �1992.
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Book
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.
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A study of the system known as "placing out," which was practiced in America between 1853 and 1929, in which children, and in some cases women and entire families, were relocated from crowded urban areas and placed in homes in the west, traveling on orphan trains to their new lives.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Holt, M. I. (1992). The orphan trains: placing out in America . University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Holt, Marilyn Irvin, 1949-. 1992. The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America. University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Holt, Marilyn Irvin, 1949-. The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America University of Nebraska Press, 1992.

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Holt, Marilyn Irvin. The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America University of Nebraska Press, 1992.

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