Riding the Rails

Added by Amador 8 Sep 2006 (address: www.erroluys.com/frontpage.htm )

Read the true stories of kids who hopped freight trains in America during the Great Depression! 250,000 boxcar boys and girls rode the rails. Some left home because they felt they were a burden to their families; some fled homes shattered by unemployment and poverty. Some left for a great adventure. With the blessing of parents or as runaways, they hit the road in search of a better life. More...

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