{"product_id":"a-last-survivor-of-the-orphan-trains-a-memoir-9780999768501","title":"A Last Survivor of the Orphan Trains: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS, CREATIVE NONFICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER, DA VINCI EYE AWARD FOR COVER DESIGN, THE ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHONORABLE MENTION, E-BOOK NONFICTION, THE ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFINALIST, MEMOIRS (Overcoming Adversity), THE NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFINALIST, E-BOOK NONFICTION, THE NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1854 to the early 1930s, the American Orphan Trains transported 250,000 children from the streets and orphanages of the East Coast into homes in the emerging West. Unfortunately, families waiting for the trains weren't always dreams come true--many times they were nightmares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Walters was little more than a toddler when his sister deposited him and his brother on an Orphan Train heading to destinations unknown. Separated from his brother and handed over to a cruel New Mexico couple, William faced a terrible trial. Through his strength and resilience, however, his life became a remarkable adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether he was escaping his abusers, jumping freights as a preteen during the Great Depression, infiltrating Japanese-held islands as a teenage Marine during World War II, or courting the woman with whom he would finally build a loving home, William's astonishing quest paralleled the tumult of the twentieth century--and personified the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11736329\"\u003eVictoria Golden\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2769755\"\u003eWilliam Walters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Golden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999768501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999768506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Victoria Golden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45799185219759,"sku":"9780999768501","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_0bfb311d-d646-4cc6-aa0e-96edc15c7a00.jpg?v=1755671787","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/a-last-survivor-of-the-orphan-trains-a-memoir-9780999768501","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}