The road
Convict labor
Mountain life
North carolina, fiction
Railroads
Design and construction
Fiction, historical, general
History
Fiction
Originally published in 1967, The Road is epic historical fiction at its best. At the novel's center is Weatherby Wright, a railroad builder who launches an ambitious plan to link the highlands of western North Carolina with the East. As a native of the region, Wright knows what his railway will mea…
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