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02307aam a22003615i 4500 001 78D58E40FAC111EDA140FED455ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230525010038 008 230105s2023 meu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2023930286 020 $a 9798885789042 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Dearen, Patrick $e author. 245 10 $a Perseverance / $c Patrick Dearen. 250 $a Large print. 263 $a 2305 264 1 $a Waterville : $b Wheeler Publishing, $c 2023. 300 $a 243 pages (large print) 520 $a "It was 1932, the depths of the Great Depression, and thousands of desperate people rode the rails in search of jobs, homes, and hope. For some, the tracks were a road to nowhere, a dead end in a boxcar or under the wheels or in a sea of emptiness. Their fate seemed certain-until Ish Watson grabbed the rungs of a passing freight train bound for a dying relative on the Texas Gulf Coast. He brought with him the traits bestowed by his rural upbringing faith, conviction and dedication. But now he faced thundering wheels ready to mutilate and knife-wielding hobos restless to kill, a barreling train anxious to derail and railway "bulls" itching to shoot. Only here in life's trenches would he meet up with the dregs of society: the wayward and the runaways, the dope addicts and the prostitutes, the winos and criminals. The locomotive's black smoke drifted back down the line to cove them all like a shroud, but it was more than death they faced-for this train would not stop until it carried them all to their destinies. And their only hope was Ish's perseverance. This provocative novel, by a finalist for the Spur Award of Western Writers of America, may well challenge your perspective on life" $c Provided by publisher. 650 $a Large type book 650 $a Great depression 650 $a Railroads 650 $a Western fiction 941 $a 7 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305022155.0 952 $l ETPD745 $d 20231025014830.0 952 $l LEPI975 $d 20231006013612.0 952 $l EZPE755 $d 20231004013134.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20230929010829.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20230720010548.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230706010705.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=78D58E40FAC111EDA140FED455ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search