In 1917, Wallace, Idaho was the jewel of the silver belt, with elegant brick buildings, paved roads, and electric street lamps. Two families, the Fosters and the Connors, settled in Wallace to raise their children. This is the story of the Fosters' oldest son, Earl, and of the Connors' daughter, Bertie.
In 1890, 17-year-old Jim Foster headed west from his Ozark home to pursue a new life on a cattle station. Things didn't go as planned and he found himself instead in the gold mines of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and finally, in the silver mines of Wallace, Idaho.
In 1917, Wallace, Idaho was the jewel of the silver belt, with elegant brick buildings, paved roads, and electric street lamps. Two families, the Fosters and the Connors, settled in Wallace to raise their children. This is the story of the Fosters' oldest son, Earl, and of the Connors' daughter, Bertie.
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