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How exciting, A real life American Boy Adventure!
15 is so young to leave home; I can empathize with Mama Ollie...
posted by
Katray2
on August 28, 2015 at 12:56 PM
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The lure of adventure Hurzel must have felt this pull. It was an early age though to leave his present home and travel with those rough riders of the rail. Sorry Taps seen it on the films so I can guess what it was like probably. I like this sequence.
posted by
C_C_T
on August 28, 2015 at 12:35 PM
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The train has been a rich part of American history. Some condominium developments today are built along the survivng Amtrak tracks while my neighborhood rejected a 70 year old small railroad for safety, following a derailed car spill (Perhaps they needed a new one or the area outgrew the commercial need. Although my work destination along the route could use alternate transportation?) love.
posted by
BC-A
on August 28, 2015 at 9:01 AM
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TAPS
You are creating a masterful tapestry, with strands showing the whole era and those of your family's lives...I can understand how Hursel succumbed to the lure of the trains; I felt the lure of ships, but didn't hire on as a cabin boy, as I often dreamed of...
posted by
Nautikos
on August 28, 2015 at 5:19 AM
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It is good how the community was there to support one another during such a sad time when so many were in need.
So tough it is when we lose our family members.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on August 28, 2015 at 5:06 AM
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Seems to be a pattern, youngsters taking off without a word...
I can just see all this story in movies in my head. Amazing!
posted by
Pat_B
on August 28, 2015 at 4:38 AM
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