Central Standard

 Not so long ago, the Rock Island Railroad was a household name, the Great Depression was a recent memory, and family farms dotted the landscape. Today, the great railroads have nearly disappeared, the Depression is a chapter in history books, and family farms are hard to come by. Yet this time is not forgotten. In  Central Standard: A Time, a Place, a Family , Patrick Irelan vividly recaptures a remarkable era in midwestern history in twenty-four beautifully crafted and often witty es