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"When a child of the streets stands before you in rags, with a tear-stained face, you cannot easily forget him. And yet, you are perplexed what to do. The human soul is difficult to interfere with. You hesitate how far you should go." Charles Loring Brace [originator of the orphan trains in America]
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Extra! Extra! The Orphan Trains and Newsboys of New York delivers an outstanding composition about a little known epoch in American history. Inspired by Wendinger's mother, Sophia (Kaminsky) Hillesheim, 1917 orphan train rider from New York; this book is the reality of decades of researching the premise. The author's writing style functions in concert with authentic photography reaching across the spectrum to academic and universal readership. The chronicles of the children of the train and newsboys [who were collectively known as street children, orphans, urchins, waifs, and the dangerous classes] impart a skillful arrangement within a solitary volume. The fascination of this book can not be realized until this reserve is in the readers hands.
Renee Wendinger, orphan train historian, lectures to libraries and schools, civic and community organizations.
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A concentrated graduate level study course has been built exclusively on Extra! Extra! The Orphan Trains and Newsboys of New York at Brooklyn College in New York.
2010 and 2011 National Indie Excellence Winner Award in history goes to Extra! Extra! The Orphan Trains and Newsboys of New York, by author Renee Wendinger.
Renee Wendinger is the president of the Orphan Train Riders of New York Organization.
Renee Wendinger is the recipient of the New York Foundling award acknowledged by the Orphan Train Historical Society of America for history preservation.
Recipient of numerous history essayist awards.
2011 recipient of the Founders Award from the National Orphan Train Complex of Kansas.
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Book Reviews:
“In a most beautiful and professional way, this book represents a true labor of love. A candid, humbling, but ultimately inspiring look at a very particular theme and period in American history. The archival photos of newsboys and bootblacks surviving on the streets of New York. Hauntingly good!
The yearbook‐like sketches of orphan train children and the responsible adults and
citizens they became; a highlight. With this volume alone, Renée Wendinger has made the planet a better place.”
John Graham Tucker, president of Norfleet Press
New York, New York
“An absolutely incredible book! This is a classic book and a fascinating story written
by a very talented lady. This author portrays the children’s stories so well. Classic images
of our distant past, the pictures are beautiful! To acquire an appreciation for New York’s history this book is a “have got to pick up,” as it is one of a kind. Really a wonderful and classy book. A concentrated New York College course has been built upon this accomplished book alone.”
Art and Susan Zuckerman, Steve Duer [historians, lecture series]
Radio Station WVOX [Z Travel and Leisure]
New York, New York
Extra! Extra! The Orphan Trains and Newsboys of New York provides an insightful overview of how responsible persons made drastic decisions based on facts, common sense and a limited number of real life options. It is a unique book that belongs on the shelf of every professional or aspiring sociologist involved in the history of unfortunate children, and in collected works of every library. This book reveals, probably for
the first time to millions, the heroic work undertaken by the New York Foundling and the Children’s Aid Society. The book envisions a part of American history which might have been a lifelong tragic loss. An excellent book!
Diana Serra Cary, author of Hollywood‘s Children; What Ever Happened Baby Peggy,
[and additional tome]
Fending for oneself as a child is a rough endeavor. "Extra! Extra! The Orphan Trains
and Newsboys of New York" tells the story of the fate of many children in the early twentieth century, and how the Children's Aid Society sought to help these young people through their early lives. From helping them find homes in rural America through the famous orphan trains, to giving the newsboys of New York places to stay,the Children's Aid Society engaged in remarkable work. "Extra! Extra!" is a fascinating
survey of the history of child welfare in the United States.
Midwest Book Review
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The Orphan Train Home
Extra! Extra! The Orphan Trains and Newsboys of New York book wesbite http://www.theorphantrain.com
Extra! Extra! The Orphan Trains and Newsboys of New York
Read more about Renee Wendinger and purchase this outstanding book at authorsden.com
Museum quality historical non-fiction. Library binding.
Orphan Trains and Newsboys of New York available on Amazon
The factual story of the orphan trains and the children that rode them.
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