West by Orphan Train

201413+57 min

It seems incomprehensible that there was a time in America's not-so-distant past when nearly a quarter of a million children from East Coast orphanages were loaded on trains and sent west, where they were presented "for the picking." These children were taken from a sometimes-rough existence to unfamiliar rural settings during an era that lasted from 1854 to 1929.

Genres:Documentary

Director:Colleen Bradford Krantz

Cast:Kailey Johnson, Brandon Miller, Nathan Miller, Nicholas Miller, Sydney Miller

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Added to Amazon Prime Video:April 4, 2021