The Last Ferryman

In 1939—and for several decades preceding that year—the only way to cross the river at Millerville, Illinois, was by ferry. It seemed there always was a ferry in Millerville. Buck Shyrock, the local ferryman, knew that better than most. Being a ferryman was in Buck's blood—his grandfather and father both had ferried folks across the Wabash, from the Illinois side to the Indiana side and back again. To Buck's way of thinking, Millerville was a “ferry town … and it'll keep on bein' a ferry town.” Even though in recent years there was talk of building a bridge across the river, that's all it was—just talk. Buck was sure of it.Buck's certainty is shaken, however, by the appearance of Floyd Bailey, a roll of blueprints tucked firmly under his arm, and by the growing awareness that Bailey is to act as project engineer on the erection of a suspension bridge—a bridge that will mean the end of Buck's way of life.
ASIN: 1626524939
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Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Randle, Gregory D.
Binding: Paperback
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