From Freight Trains to Airplanes



June 18, 2005 -- Drama/Inspired by True Story of Everett Gracey Screenplay adaptation, manuscript or paperback book available
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Logline
The odds were stacked against him at birth. He was destined to be a horse thief, gangster, anything other than being a success in life.

Synopsis
Fearing the terrible abuse from his mother using a horsewhip, confused and without leadership from schools or guidance from his parents, he dropped out of school at age thirteen to go out into the world to be a "cowboy." He traveled around the western part of the United States from early 1935 through 1939 riding freight trains, looking for any type of work for a good meal.

Excerpt from the true story
I was sitting on top of a boxcar, somewhere in California. I was fourteen years old at the time. It was getting dark, and as the train was slowly going by a town, I looked across to the houses. I saw Christmas tree lights and decorations around the eaves and in windows. I could see children playing. Tears ran down my cheeks, as I always wanted a happy Christmas Day when I was the age of those children.

From Freight Trains to Airplanes is a story to inspire youth today about the struggles of their forefathers and family, without whom, their cars, cell phones and cable TV could not have been made possible had we not followed our dreams.

He learned that through hard work and determination, and believing in him-self despite his upbringing and circumstances, dreams really do come true.

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From Freight Trains to Airplanes