Orphan Train Tragedy

This is the 4th book in a series of books that are both intertwined to some extent with other series the author has written, and are also part of the Hearts on the Rails series. Around the turn of the last century, similar to this one, it was a time of great technological innovation...but the poor a......more

Orphan Train Tragedy by Rachel Wesson 5 stars May 31, 2019 This was a emotional rollercoaster.  So many highs and lows!  Anytime a book makes you feel something you know it's good!  I fell in love with so many of the children.  I wasn't too keen on the granny's predictions, but Rachel did a great job......more

Orphan Train Tragedy: The Orphan Train Series: Hearts on the Rails Book 4 is by Rachel Wesson. This book series seems to do a great job in depicting the orphan trains and the people who ran them and tried to do what was best for the orphans. I do realize that there were several organizations doing t......more

I have continued to listen to this series as I walk for exercise. I don't know if I have remembered to review all of the ones I have read but they have been interesting enough and many of the characters carry forward though the series which I have enjoyed. Since the focus of the stories continues to......more

The story of hardship, disaster and finding homes for orphaned children, is at the heart of this book. I never knew until this story that there actually were riverboats that were filled to over-capacity, wrongly approved safety measures and resulting deaths that took over a thousand lives. Thanks to......more