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; the book is a 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 volume chronicles children of the train and newsboys [who were collectively known as street children, orphans, urchins, waifs, and the dangerous classe more...
