This video shows pictures of child workers in the United States, taken just a few years after the time when Anna would have been working in the tenement, as well as photos of children in other countries today who, like Anna, work long hours for very little money instead of going to school and building a future for themselves. (The music is also from the early part of the 20th Century.)

Chapter One: In Silver Country


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Chapter Two: The Thimblerigger


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Chapter Three: Family Reunion


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Chapter Four: Anna Tells Her Story




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Chapter Five: Sold to the Cigarmaker


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Chapter Six: Anna Escapes




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Chapter Seven: On the Orphan Train




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Chapter Eight: Cheating a Thief


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Chapter Nine: A New Century in a New Land


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