RAIL ORDER BRIDE

About the Book

Seventeen-year-old Kathy is smart, pretty, musically talented, and homeless. She and her little sister are two orphans on a train heading west from Boston in 1910 hoping an older sister will take them in. A kind Christian woman on the train invites them to live with her family. So many of Kathy’s prayers are being answered. She is not looking for romance, but it quickly finds her. Kathy’s musical ability and beautiful voice win over the woman’s adult son who plays a fiddle. It seems all but certain that she will become the young man’s bride, but life gets complicated. Will the rails that brought them together take her back never to return?

About the Author

Alton Knutson spent most of his early childhood on a couple of farms in rural Minnesota that didn’t have electricity or indoor plumbing. He was in first grade when his folks moved to Minneapolis, Mn. His education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1966. He also took Reserve Officers Training and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Signal Corps. He served two years active duty in the Signal Corps including one year in Saigon during the Vietnam War. He then started a civilian career as an accountant. He received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Keller Graduate School in Chicago in 1991. He also graduated from the US Army Command and General Staff College in 1984 while serving as an officer in the Army Reserve He eventually retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Alton has been married for 38 years and lives with his wife out in the country, a short distance west of Minneapolis. His favorite activities are traveling and downhill skiing.