DESCRIPTIONS

Seventeen-year-old Nathan Hudson dreams of escaping his life and family, being his own boss, and never again having to answer to another person. He manages to sneak out, hitch a ride to the next town, and vows he’ll never go home again. Alone, with no money, no possessions, and barely an elementary-level education, he sets out on a lengthy journey riding the rails, then zigzagging across the continent for over a decade. In his search for happiness as a runaway teen, hobo, migrant worker, and common laborer, he travels the scenic miles, enjoying the views and excitement, yet secretly searching for contentment and unconditional love. When he finally settles down and makes a home for himself in Chicago, his restless spirit doesn’t allow him peace for very long. Irresponsibility, jealousy, and uncontrolled anger lead him down a path from which there is no return. Nathan loses the best thing that has ever happened to him. Near destruction, he comes to the end of himself—only to find the answer to his peace and purpose has been within his grasp from the start. Join Linda Robinson, author of When Love Abounds, as she takes you on another historical trip across America, beginning in the 1950s and ’60s in Rails of Freedom, the second novel in her Faith and Family series.