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The Orphan Trains of America
‘And what an example of the power of dress young Oliver Twist was! Wrapped in the blanket which had hitherto formed his only covering, he might have been the child of a nobleman or a beggar;—it would have been hard … Continue reading
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Tagged ., 1854 to 1929, abandoned, abuse, America, beggars, Charles Dickens, Children's Aid Society, disease, Hal Roaches Rascals, homeless, house children, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mercy trains, Michigan, Mid-west, Midwest, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oliver Twist, orphan resettlement, Orphan trains, riders, starvation, street children, The Little Rascals, The Orphan Train Movement, workhouse children
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