The authors do a great job presenting the true stories of three families of children who rode orphan trains. Growing up is never easy. Imagine going "home" with strangers and growing up in a new culture while adjusting to members of a new family. Many students today have never heard of "orphan trains," much less studied this 75-year period of American history. This book is an excellent introduction for readers in middle school and up.

This is the best book I have seen on McCoy pottery. It is very complete and has great pictures. I do not like the pricelist in the back of the book, alot of page turning needed. I copied the price pages to use while browsing the book. Highly recommended.

This book is the most complete book written on McCoy pottery. Over 4,000 pictures referenced to line/type, a picture line finder, glossary of terms, complete index and table of contents, it is easy to use for the novice as well as the expert collector. A great cross referenced guide to all McCoy Items including 500 Cookie Jars, Kitchenware, Dinnerware, etc. A excellent in depth history of McCoy pottery from beginning to present, original catalog sheets, personal Quotes from Nelson McCoy. Absouletly the most you can get for your money. Truly a complete collectors guide.