“The trains roared in on iron rails, bringing people from places he had never seen, taking them away to places he had only heard about. To him, the railroad was a romance and an adventure, and now it would be… — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
“But as they stared into "The Star Spangled Banner," the music was blessedly drowned out by the squeal and moan of the barking train, iron on iron, a truer anthem of America.” — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
“The trains roared in on iron rails, bringing people from places he had never seen, taking them away to places he had only heard… — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
“All the rantings in the world couldn't put the fear of the Lord into him like a few gentle words from his mother.” — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
“War's a funny thing. Some men go off and come home again just fine. But there's some that come home and never do come… — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
“The little girl he loved was gone and in her place stood a stranger with Mattie's eyes and a woman's body, her long auburn… — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
“And in the cool evenings after his mother had gone to bed, he learned to play a friendly game of cards, bluffing without blinking,… — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
“There were days when his adventurous streak got the better of him and made him throw caution to the wind and commit some ungentlemanly… — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
“But as they stared into "The Star Spangled Banner," the music was blessedly drowned out by the squeal and moan of the barking train,… — Victoria Wilcox Copy Share Image
