After Tragedy Young Girl Shipped West On 'Orphan Train'
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Christina Baker Kline's new novel incorporates a true piece of American history. One of the book's protagonists, an Irish orphan, is packed onto a train and sent to the Midwest. In real life, "Orphan trains" were intended to save children from the streets, but sometimes resulted in near-slavery.
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