Orphan Trains in Iowa History.

Sonst. Personen	Frese, Millie K. (Hrsg.)
Institution	Iowa State Historical Society, Iowa City.
Titel	Orphan Trains in Iowa History.
Quelle	21 (2000) 3, (42 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	0278-0208
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lernender; Elementary Education; Fiction; Heritage Education; Local History; Modern History; Primary Sources; Social Problems; Social Studies; United States History; Youth Problems; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Elementarunterricht; Fiktion; Ortsgeschichte; Neuere Geschichte; Primärquelle; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	The "Goldfinch" is a magazine that introduces children to different aspects of Iowa history. Each issue contains articles that provide in-depth knowledge of a topic about Iowa. The focus of this issue is orphan trains in Iowa it introduces readers to some of the people heroes of modern history who rode the trains west between 1854 and 1929 in search of better lives than crowded urban streets could offer. Articles in the journal include: "All Aboard! The Orphan Trains Come to Iowa" (Katherine House); "The Amazing Journey of Arthur Field Smith"; "Chosen: The Story of Dorothy Urch" (Susanne Leibold); "Clara Comstock: Attempting the Impossible" (Katherine House); "At Home in Maquoketa: Dorothy Buck" (Susanne Leibold); "A New Hope in Iowa" (Susan Smoots); "Madonna Harms: History Keeper!"; "Iowa's Orphans" (Susanne Leibold); and "How Should We View the Orphan Train Movement?" (Katherine House). The journal also includes excerpts from letters of orphan train riders, an interview with an actress who performs her own interpretation of the story of the orphan trains, and the short story, "Carlo's Journey Home" (Norma T. Balding). (BT)
Anmerkungen	State Historical Society of Iowa, 402 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA, 52240-1806 ($3). Tel: 319-335-3916.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC