Times are hard in Chicago in 1894. Jacob Hirsch, whose wife died less than a year ago leaving him with a young daughter, has been laid off from the Bank where he worked. Penniless and no job prospects, he buys tickets to Washington hoping to find a job there. When Jacob and Cassie arrive at the train station, there is an angry mob milling about. When told to get on the train as quickly as he can, he and Cassie end up riding in an open box car, due to the violence of the mob.
Arriving in Iowa instead of Washington, Cassie is very ill and Jacob is advised to get off the train at Homestead to seek medical help for her. Thus begins a heart-warming story of a father's love for his daughter and what he endures. Falling for an Amana woman, he seeks to join the colony. I found this novel very interesting and hard to put down. A really great read. Sandy Penton
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