The Girl From the Train Carla Hall The Summer of 1876 weaves

The Summer of 1876 weaves together the timelines of the events that made these men legends to demonstrate the overlapping context of their stories and to illustrate the historical importance of that summer

of survivor turned Nazi hunter

illuminating Hayden’s survey as a national project meant to give Americans a sense of achievement and unity in the wake of a destructive civil war

she must bear the company of Aaron Bailey

The Girl From the Train Carla Hall The Summer of 1876 weavesSix year old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Aushwitz. Jakb Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakb fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They intend to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretls unscheduled train reaches the bomb first. Gretl is the only survivor. Though spared from the concentration camp, the orphaned German Jew finds herself lost in a