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A promise for tomorrow, Judith Pella, Tracie Peterson - alk. paper

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When James Baldwin takes a new position with the B and O Railroad, he and Carolina decide to move their growing family from Baltimore to a small rural town in the Allegheny Mountains. Their stepdaughter becomes enthralled with an Irish railroad worker and James must stop a destructive plan among the workers

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What has gone before -- Part one. May-November 1843. -- Bad tidings -- Preparations -- Confrontation -- Judgments and accusations -- Turning points -- Strongholds -- Choosing a path -- Letting go -- Adoption -- New birth -- Part two. February 1849-February 1850. -- Nightmares -- Landslide -- Thomas Swann -- Shared interests -- The confession -- The road ahead -- The long night -- Revelations -- Shaping the future -- The Connaughtmen -- A bit o' the blarney -- Kiernan -- Part three. February-December 1850. -- Margaret's homecoming -- Conflict and strife -- Secrets -- The strike -- Compromise -- The hands of time -- Reunion -- Sisters -- The phoenix -- Pardon and mercy -- Troubled times -- Facing the dragon -- Victoria's declaration -- Beyond the wall -- Return to Cumberland -- Seeds of prejudice -- Part four. September 1851-January 1853. -- Cholera -- Victoria's heart -- The long wait -- Intentions -- Kingwood Tunnel -- A clannish breed -- Troubled days -- The issues of slavery -- Adams women -- Carolina -- Hampton's plan -- Bittersweet partings -- To Wheeling and beyond

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