num_pages: 60
description: Stories of some of the orphans "placed out" from Eastern cities, mostly into the American heartland--who they were, why they went, and what happened to them.
language: English
title: The Orphan Trains: Leaving the Cities Behind
titlecomplete: The Orphan Trains: Leaving the Cities Behind (Perspectives on History Series)
ratings_count: 7
publisher: History Compass