In 1856, 15-year-old Bella Lee Dunkinson began hanging around the local railroad in western Tennessee. Engineer John Hardiman took a liking to the spirited girl and gave her a boy's responsibilities helping with the engine. One stormy night, the engine was slipping dangerously on wet rails. While John was putting sand on the tracks, Bella found herself alone in the cab driving the train up a steep and dangerous mountainside. After her heroic and triumphant climb to the mountaintop, she was hailed by the miners who met her there as the "Belle of the Mines and Mountains."
- ISBN10 1939656729
- ISBN13 9781939656728
- Publish Date 1 January 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Red Chair Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 40
- Language English