By Train They Came by Charlotte Endorf and Sarah M. Endorf, published by Outskirts Press

By Train They Came

Fragile Excess Baggage - Volume 2

by Charlotte Endorf and Sarah M. Endorf

By Train They Came

Fragile Excess Baggage - Volume 2

by Charlotte Endorf and Sarah M. Endorf

Published Apr 11, 2008
116 Pages
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical

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Book Details

Who rode the Orphan Trains? Children, still in diapers, searching for a home.

In this final volume of By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, young adult readers and history buffs alike can experience the touching and often surprising stories of those who, between 1854 and 1929, rode the Orphan Trains. This beautiful, full-color collector's edition brings to life important memories that spotlight a unique time in America's history-a time that impacted the lives of so many children.

Praise for By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, Vol. 2 "This book is a wonderful collection of personal stories that speak to the heart of the reader. Endorf covers a wide range of viewpoints, including those of the descendants, foster siblings, and even the agents who placed the children. The illustrations and photographs add to the stories to create a picture of what these children were like.

This work is a valuable addition to Orphan Train history." - Stephanie Haiar, Curator, National Orphan Train Complex.

About the Author

Charlotte Endorf and Sarah M. Endorf

About the authors - In 2006, the mother-daughter team of Charlotte M.

Endorf and her teenaged daughter, illustrator Sarah M. Endorf, created the historical biography Plains Bound: Fragile Cargo to document the real-life stories of the children who rode the Orphan Trains. This inspiring book was followed by By Train They Came:

Fragile Excess Baggage, Vol. I. Today the Endorf family dresses in period attire, bringing their Orphan Train books to life at schools, museums, libraries, and town festivals.

About the Illustrator - For eight years illustrator Randel Anderson worked as a pastoral counselor before deciding to pursue a career as an artist. Four years later, he left the world of art, and for the next two decades worked as a financial counselor. When Anderson was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, he came to believe that he needed to return to his artwork. He said he has enjoyed working with the Endorfs and has a great deal of admiration for their commitment to this historic legacy.