About This Book
Nestle in the valley of the great Appalachia mountains lies the small coal mining town of Waverly, West Virigina. The time is the early nineteen hundreds. It's a story about the America you never knew existed, and how it became the world's most powerful nation in the world. Times was tough back then, money was tight, and jobs were hard to find. The town 's people was mostly of diverse backgrounds, coal miners, small shop owners, and farmers with fields of alfalfa, soybeans, and corn ready for harvest. Morning started at daybreak and ended with the setting sun. It was a close-knit town, depending on their neighbor in times of need and leaving the rest to the good Lord. There were no tv. no phones, no radios, because there was no electricity. Gas lights lit the streets and houses. The Stone family was one of those families, widow Mandy and her teenage son Jeremy. What was it like back then? It was filled with adventures, The gold rush days, the Ford Brother's auto-mobile, the Wright Brothers amazing flying machine, the unbelieving light bulb that was on the drawing board, trips to the fair grounds to see the Hot Air Balloon Races, Gypsy Rose's great puzzle, trips to the Big Sandy River to see the beautiful Paddle Boats, Banjo Billy and his goin' to the happy ground's suit, new inventions happened almost daily. Never a dull moment it the little town. Lots to do, lots to see. It's a fun book, that will keep you guessing what will happen next. It is a story you won't soon forget.
