Brave in Season

Set in 1950 in the rural Midwest, and inspired by real events, this gripping novel explores what...
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Author: Jon Volkmer
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Language: English
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Brave in Season by Volkmer, Jon

Brave in Season

€34,77

Brave in Season

€34,77
Author: Jon Volkmer
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Set in 1950 in the rural Midwest, and inspired by real events, this gripping novel explores what happens when an African American railroad repair crew is dropped into a tiny, tight-knit farm community. Will frictions build to an all-too familiar American tragedy, or can tensions be overcome in that uniquely American way, with balls and bats and a field of green?


Seventeen-year-old Carlin Littman has big dreams, much bigger than will fit into sleepy Julian, Nebraska, population 172. She has set her sights on college, Chicago, and beyond. The arrival of the rail workers, known as gandy dancers, is an interesting distraction in the bored summer days where her only job is looking after her little brother, Timmy. When she befriends Sam Washington, the awkward, bookish gandy a year younger than she, neither of them have any idea what they have set in motion.


Many decades later, Tim returns to Nebraska, attempting to recover the lost history through interviews with the few surviving seniors who might remember. These encounters provide the basis for a story that lies somewhere between myth and memory. A story where the mutual respect between the oldest gandy, Jerome, and the store owner, Dave, offers townsfolk an alternative to stereotype and prejudice. A story where the new rail line is being built over the route of the underground railroad, challenging a new generation of farm families to live up to that heritage. A story where an unlikely pick-up game propels players on both sides to epic performances.


Race, railroads, and baseball are iconic themes that come together in this moving story of the American heartland.



Author: Jon Volkmer
Publisher: Milford House Press
Published: 08/29/2023
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9798888190968

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