The Rails through Mohawk: Adventures on a frontier Arizona train route

By John Culea

It's 1880 in the Arizona Territory. Former stagecoach driver Joe "Whip" Adams, now a railroad detective is on the first train into Tucson. His story unfolds from hidden journals transcribed more than a century later by young schoolteacher, Rachel Adams. Unlocked are adventures of a family she never knew existed, beginning with Joe Adams and his Cocopah wife, Kateri who lived 50 miles east of present day Yuma.The Rails through Mohawk bring first-hand accounts of life, death, hardship, betrayal, and courage in frontier Arizona. Included are stories of the infamous Yuma Territorial Prison, encounters with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, train robberies, devastating fires, floods, earthquakes, public hangings, and the first automobiles in Arizona.The Rails through Mohawk connect Rachel Adams to a 19th Century family who had many of the same questions about life that she is coping with. Book two in a three-part series is a gritty, action-packed journey that allows the reader to be part of a sweeping adventure and follow the love story of Rachel and the man of her dreams, Albert.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1521440042
• ISBN13: 9781521440049
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"