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Pete Ester of the Mountains A Railroad Story
In 1897 Pete Ester known as Old Life's Pete joins the Virginian and Southwestern railroad camp as a water boy. Superintendent John Wentworth protects Pete and fights a hostile mountain community and a brutal stepfather, leading to Pete's death in a cave rescue and Wentworth's later grave memorial.
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Joan Ashley
Rworth
Virginia and Southwestern Kalhroead Company
Ragezeg
John Wentworth
Pete Ester
Pete
Virginian and Southwestern
East Tennessee Mountains
Mountaineer
Lige Fete
Lige
Little Pete
Wentworth
Tige