One Track

By Beatrice O'Brien

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890838098
• ISBN13: 9781890838096
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Indus Pub Corp
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

It isn't often I pick up a book that I can't put down.

I want to recommend a great book to you. The name of the book is One Track, by Beatrice O'Brien. It's a wonderful, true story about the once grand Railroads of the Northeastern part of the United States, and it's also about the life that this family, whose fate was tied to the railroads, led up to and during WWII and then after. The true heroes in this life are people like the O'Briens. A factually correct book and emotionally engaging. What a life they've led! It's very good reading.

EXCELLENT, COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN ,

One of, if not the best book I have ever read. Unlike recent "Best Sellers" I enjoyed this book both content and style . I did not feel I had to read it just to say I had. I enjoyed every second in fact I could not put it down. It is written with real passion and love for each and every character portrayed. This wont be the last from B O'Brien

A life for us to share the living of.

As a contemporary of the protagonist, I found this marvelously well written novel totally absorbing. The story of George's beginnings in abject poverty, of his wartime experiences, of his return to the railroad and of his career as a member of the Erie family is not uncommonl; and it is for very reason that it should be required reading for young people of the present affluent age. Those of us who were children of the Great Depression, who shared his war, who tried as best we could to keep to the One Track will enjoy this well-paced novel for the universality of the story. This is the story of a man's whole life. The Erie Railroad was an important part of it, but there is more to George than the railroader. I appreciate the fact that Beatrice makes that clear. oki

A Treasure !!!

Exceptional Book. Highly Recommended for anyone who loves the American past and the railroads. As a someone in their 60s, I found the book to be a treasure. I enjoyed reading the book very much. Thank you to the author for writing a brilliant book.

Great Book -- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!!

Beautifully written book that brings back memories from the past. The author is an exceptional writer with a strong suit for nostalhic prose. I read this book few months ago. Every time I think about the book, it brings back memories about the glorious American past and the railroads. I highly recommended it. A GREAT READ!!!