The Orphan Trains
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Documentary.
Originally broadcast on PBS television in 1995.
Introduced by David McCullough.
Young minister Charles Loring Brace founded the Children's Aid Society, sending orphans west to begin new lives with farm families. Until 1929, Brace's Society and other charities sent more than 150,000 neglected children by train to 47 states.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
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SERIES
American experience (Television program)
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Home Video, [2006]
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0793691508
9780793691500
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
McCullough, David G.
Keach, Stacy.
Graham, Janet.
Gray, Edward.
PBS Home Video.
SUBJECTS
Brace, Charles Loring, -- 1826-1890.
Orphan trains.
Orphans -- New York.
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary -- Feature.
Historical -- Feature.