The Long Road Home
When their grain doesn't sell for enough to see their families through the winter, Charles and Isaiah hire on with the railroad to haul a wagon-load of highly explosive nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain road and, as their ...
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"Charles and Edwards thought they had it made. They had enough wheat for to take to market and make a bundle of money. The problem was: so did everyone else. Because there was so much wheat, the bottom fell out of the price and they found the wheat being bought at a price that wouldn't even begin to get their families through a winter. For the second time, Charles has to leave home to find work. In this episode, they get pretty lucky. They find a job for the railroad - but it's a pretty dangerous job and would get a hundred dollars to haul nitro for two weeks. Back then, I guess that..."
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Larry Golden, who appears briefly as Bodeen, would return to the series in the two-part season 3 finale "Gold Country", playing the larger role of Rev. Phillips, followed by a smaller part in season 5's "Barn Burner" and another larger one in season 6's "Darkness is My Friend". Richard Jaeckel would return to star in season 7's controversial two-part episode "Sylvia".
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When their grain doesn't sell for enough to see their families through the winter, Charles and Isaiah hire on with the railroad to haul a wagon-load of highly explosive nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain road and, as their ...