Riding the Rails to Hero Street

"Riding the Rails to Hero Street" tells the story of the Mexican immigrants' early 1900s flight from the ravages of the Mexican Revolution to Cook's Point in Davenport, Iowa; Holy City in Be... Read all"Riding the Rails to Hero Street" tells the story of the Mexican immigrants' early 1900s flight from the ravages of the Mexican Revolution to Cook's Point in Davenport, Iowa; Holy City in Bettendorf, Iowa; and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad train yard in Silvis, Il... Read all"Riding the Rails to Hero Street" tells the story of the Mexican immigrants' early 1900s flight from the ravages of the Mexican Revolution to Cook's Point in Davenport, Iowa; Holy City in Bettendorf, Iowa; and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad train yard in Silvis, Illinois. Many lived in boxcars supplied by the railroad. Families experienced both acceptan... Read all