An American Journey

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See history through the eyes of the Shearers and the Kelly's from when they first arrived in the United States, their migration to California in 1849, the construction of the Port Townsend Southern Railroad to financial disaster, followed by fresh start in Mexico building the Mexican Central R.R. only to escape with their lives as Pancho Villa's army closes in on them. They returned to the United States in time for the flu epidemic at Camp Cody N.M. and to be called up for service in the Great War. Starting all over again in California to be put center stage with Harry Bridges in the 1934 dock strike suffering another financial disaster they went into mining that was shut down as WWII erupted.