The Orphan trains
(DVD)
Published
Alexandria, VA : PBS Home Video, 2006.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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New City Library - Adult Non-Entertainment DVD | DVD 362.734 ORP | On Shelf |
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Published
Alexandria, VA : PBS Home Video, 2006.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
9780793691500, 841887006514
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Originally broadcast on PBS television in 1995.
Creation/Production Credits
Narrator, Stacy Keach.
Participants/Performers
Introduced by David McCullough.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCullough, D. G., Keach, S., Graham, J., & Gray, E. (2006). The Orphan trains . PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David G. McCullough et al.. 2006. The Orphan Trains. PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David G. McCullough et al.. The Orphan Trains PBS Home Video, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCullough, David G., Stacy Keach, Janet Graham, and Edward Gray. The Orphan Trains PBS Home Video, 2006.
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