Here is the story of a young man named Jerry who was born in Rail Town (RT) in SW Louisiana. Orphaned at a young age, Jerry has to fight prejudices, poverty, and the mundane life of a poor kid from RT. Read on as he plans his escape from RT, finally escapes and sees the big world. Young Jerry fights in numerous wars, is captured and escapes. Live with him as he becomes a US Marshall, a Green Beret, A CID Agent, and a Counter-terrorist Agent. Go with him as he fights terrorists, battles cancer, fights in wars, and overcomes poverty. Read about his early childhood and the scams he uses to survive in a cruel world without parents, money, or even food. Go with him as he becomes Chief of Security of the most secret agency in the world, parachutes into enemy territory and helps plan to rescue Americans being held by terrorists. Jerry Bell came from humble beginnings and has always maintained his humility and belief in God, family and the American way of Life. Now Jerry wants to tell his adventures in a book called "Wind Across the Rails".

Covering legendary and obscure intercity passenger trains in a dozen Southeastern states, this book details the golden age of train travel. The story begins with the inception of steam locomotives in 1830 in Charleston, South Carolina, continuing through the mid-1930s changeover to diesel and the debut of Amtrak in 1971 to the present. Throughout, the book explores the technological achievements, the romance and the economic impact of traveling on the tracks. Other topics include contemporary museums and excursion trains; the development of commuter rails, monorails, light rails, and other intracity transit trains; the social impact of train travel; and historical rail terminals and facilities. The book is supplemented with more than 160 images and 10 appendices.

From the Newbery Award-winning author of Across Five Aprils and Up a Road Slowly comes a tale of a brave young man’s struggle to find his own strength during the Great Depression. “A powerfully moving story.”—Chicago Daily News In 1932, American's dreams were simple: a job, food to eat, a place to sleep, and shoes without holes. But for millions of people these simple needs were nothing more than dreams. At fifteen years of age, Josh has to make his own way through a country of angry and frightened people. This is the story of a young man’s struggle to find a life for himself in the most turbulent of times.