West by Orphan Train

Documentary · 2014 · 59 minTV-PG
Between 1854 and 1929, nearly 250,000 East Coast orphans were loaded on trains and sent West ‘for the picking’ by strangers and would-be guardians.

Cast

Bo Barker, Kailey Johnson

Director

Colleen Bradford Krantz

Genres

Documentary
TV-PG
This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
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