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The nickname of the train was the Yellow Dog. Its real name was the Yazoo-Delta. It was a mixed train. The day was the 10th of September, 1923 afternoon. Laura McRaven, who was nine years old, was on her first journey alone.
Laura McRaven travels down the Delta to attend her cousin Dabney's wedding. At the Fairchild plantation her family envelop her in a tidal wave of warmth, teases and comfort. As the big day approaches, tensions inevitably rise to the surface.
Laura McRaven travels down the Delta to attend her cousin Dabney's wedding. At the Fairchild plantation her family envelop her in a tidal wave of warmth, teases and comfort. As the big day approaches, tensions inevitably rise to the surface.
The nickname of the train was the Yellow Dog. Its real name was the Yazoo-Delta. It was a mixed train. The day was the 10th of September, 1923 afternoon. Laura McRaven, who was nine years old, was on her first journey alone.
Laura McRaven travels down the Delta to attend her cousin Dabney's w...
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Eudora Alice Welty (19092001) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer whose works were all rooted in the American South. She lived her whole life in Jackson, Mississippi, where her house is now designated as a national Historic Landmark.
Eudora Alice Welty (19092001) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer whose works were all rooted in the American South. She lived her whole life in Jackson, Mississippi, where her house is now designated as a national Historic Landmark.
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