Judith Kappenman \'s " To Dakota and Back: The Story of an Orphan Train Rider ," a biography of her grandfather John Donahue, will take you to Dakota and back, but also into an amazing family saga spanning a century and painfully detailing a shameful period in American hiStory during which orphans were "farmed out" from the East to the Midwest to help families establish new lives.
Their eventual return to Massachusetts brings the Story full circle, and is a family hiStory to be remembered..
Despite what he felt was a loveless childhood, Donahue prevailed, building a successful life and presiding over a loving and supportive family.
Judith Kappenman \'s " To Dakota and Back: The Story of an Orphan Train Rider ," a biography of her grandfather John Donahue, will take you to Dakota and back, but also into an amazing family saga spanning a century and painfully detailing a shameful period in American hiStory during which orphans were "farmed out" from the East to the Midwest to help families establish new lives
