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The Trail of the Books
UNITED STATES · 1911

The Trail of the Books

D.W. Griffith
child safety family conflict parental separation childhood innocence rescue
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Synopsis

Upset that her parents are getting ready to separate a little girl grabs a handful of books and heads off to school without anyone’s knowledge. When her mother goes to look for her the only clue is a single book on the lawn. A passing delivery man tells her he saw a lonely lass with an arm full of books and the mother goes in pursuit of her. Finding the little one being held by tramps the mother a

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