Historic railway travel and love are recounted in this inspirational collection of four stories. What better way to travel the young American nation than by rail?
Train travel promises speed, convenience, and adventure for Americans of the 19th century. But four young women are carrying excess baggage on their journeys. Uprooted from secure homes and forced to reexamine their positions in life, can any of them entertain "Romance on the Rails"?
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As the train slowed, then jerked to an abrupt halt, Glenna felt her whole body begin to tremble. This was where she and Daddy were supposed to be getting off. This was where they would have begun a new life, in a new town, with new people--and the same old problems--Daddy's gambling and erratic drinking.
