How Long to Read Orphan Trains

How Long Does it Take to Read Orphan Trains?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Orphan Trains by Marylin Irvin Holt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"From 1850 to 1930 America witnessed a unique emigration and resettlement of at least 200,000 children and several thousand adults, primarily from the East Coast to the West. This 'placing out,' an attempt to find homes for the urban poor, was best known by the 'orphan trains' that carried the children. Holt carefully analyzes the system, initially instituted by the New York Children's Aid Society in 1853, tracking its imitators as well as the reasons for its creation and demise. She captures the children's perspective with the judicious use of oral histories, institutional records, and newspaper accounts. This well-written volume sheds new light on the multifaceted experience of children's immigration, changing concepts of welfare, and Western expansion. It is good, scholarly social history."—Library Journal

How long is Orphan Trains?

Orphan Trains by Marylin Irvin Holt is 278 pages long, and a total of 71,724 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Orphan Trains Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read Orphan Trains aloud.

What Reading Level is Orphan Trains?

Orphan Trains is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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