Beneath the Apple Leaves (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781683248576)

In 1914, Andrew Houghton's family is one of hundreds eking out an existence in the coal mines of southwestern Pennsylvania. Though he longs to be a veterinarian, he's fated for a life underground, picking rock alongside his father. That destiny changes when his aunt, Eveline Kiser, arranges for her husband to secure Andrew an apprenticeship on the railroad. Wilhelm Kiser, a German immigrant, has found his American dream in Pittsburgh, with a well-paying job as a brakeman, and a secure pension. But on Andrew's first week, an incident goes tragically wrong, leaving him severely injured, his dreams shattered. Wracked with guilt, Wilhelm finally agrees to his wife's pleas to leave Pittsburgh's smog behind. With Andrew in tow, they swap their three-story row house for a rough-and-tumble farm.

Author: Harmony Verna
ISBN-10: 1683248570
ISBN-13: 9781683248576
Publisher: Center Point
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2018
Pages: 500
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 1.20d
Large Print