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South Platte Press, 2022. Softcover. New. Softcover, 88 pages, 8.5 x 11 in, 30 B&W illustrations. In June 1905, two-year-old Paul Ussary was playing on the railroad tracks of the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway near Powell, Nebraska. Tragedy seemed certain when a freight train suddenly rounded the curve. However, the locomotive's fireman, George Poell, suddenly leaps into action. Little Paul is saved, but George is maimed for life. Hailed a national hero, George becomes the first recipient of a new Congressional medal for railroad valor. It's a long-forgotten story of hero worship, political scandal and bonds of eternal gratitude between two men. It's also a historic account of what is now the A-B-C line of the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska. Contents: Preface, Introduction, pp. 5-10, Grand Island and Hanover, pp. 11-14, The St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad, 15-20, The A-B-C Railroad, pp. 21-23, A Town Called Powell, pp. 24-26, Just Another Day at Work, pp. 27-31, To Save a Child, pp. 32-36,… Read More