Ribbons of steel
By: by Carol Henry
Edition: First Mainstream edition.
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press; The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781612179582
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Railroad construction workers; Fiction; Western stories; Man-woman relationships; Romance fiction; Ouvriers de la construction des chemins de fer; Romans, nouvelles; Relations entre hommes et femmes
Description: "Charley Carmichael's loyalty may be with the Pennsylvania Rail Road's main man, Mason Aderley, but his heart lies with the men who work the rails. With the railroads cutting wages, a major strike is imminent. Caught up in the riots and bloodshed sweeping the continent, Charley's friends are threatened; workers are dying. Charley's life turns tragic when his wife is diagnosed with consumption. Emily, forced to leave her family due to her health, travels to her cousin's home in the California Territory. A damaged trestle prevents her train from crossing a ravine, stranding the passengers with nowhere to hide when an Indian hunting party causes a deadly buffalo stampede. Fearing for her life, Emily worries she will never see her children again. Who will care for them should her husband not survive the railroad strike? Set between a farming lifestyle in the rolling hills of south central New York and the gritty railroad realities of Philadelphia, this is one family's story of courage, spirit, and resilience."--page 4 of cover.