The Iron Road: A Historical Novella of Immigrants, Railroads, and the American West

At the turn of the twentieth century, the American West was being built one bridge at a time.Armondo Matteucci arrives from Italy searching for opportunity, but quickly learns that survival on the railroad requires more than strength. High above rivers and mountain gulches, crews of immigrant laborers risk their lives constructing the trestles that will carry the Iron Road across Western Montana.Among them is Primo, a strong mentor and uncle. Alongside friends from home and new allies forged through hard labor, Armondo slowly becomes Herman—a man shaped by the dangerous work of building something larger than himself.Years pass. Lives change. Families grow.But when tragedy strikes decades later, Herman must reflect on the road that brought them all together—and the legacy left behind by the people who helped build parts of the Pacific Northwest.The Iron Road is a moving historical novella about friendship, immigration, and the people who helped shape the American West. Read more