Historical Fiction
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2017·368 pages
In 1850s New York, an orphaned seamstress leaves her sisters for work in Illinois while a wealthy heir races to build a railroad town and marry to claim his inheritance.
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In 1850s New York, an orphaned seamstress leaves her sisters for work in Illinois while a wealthy heir races to build a railroad town and marry to claim his inheritance.
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A Riveting Look at the Orphan Train from Historical Novelist Jody Hedlund When a financial crisis in 1850s New York leaves three orphaned sisters nearly destitute, the oldest, Elise Neumann, knows she must take action. She's had experience as a seamstress, and the New York Children's Aid Society has established a special service: placing out seamstresses and trade girls. Even though Elise doesn't want to leave her sisters for a job in Illinois, she realizes this may be their last chance. The son...
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Historical context of poverty, orphan placement, and westward expansion
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Orphaned sisters facing destitution and separation via orphan train system
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