Tom Gray's Dream

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"Tom Gray's Dream", also known as "The Hell-Bound Train" is a poem written by western Illinois poet Retta M. Brown (born September 18, 1893). Tom Gray was a farmer's son, born in Indiana on November 27, 1852, whose family moved to Mercer County, Illinois. During a drunken stupor, he experienced a frightening dream that moved him to cease alcohol abuse. His niece, Retta M. Brown, wrote the poem and immortalized the nightmare. Alcohol recovery groups and certain churches have widely circulated the poem, usually without attribution. The poem has also been attributed to a J. W. Pruitt. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString "Tom Gray's Dream", also known as "The Hell-Bound Train" is a poem written by western Illinois poet Retta M. Brown (born September 18, 1893). Tom Gray was a farmer's son, born in Indiana on November 27, 1852, whose family moved to Mercer County, Illinois. During a drunken stupor, he experienced a frightening dream that moved him to cease alcohol abuse. His niece, Retta M. Brown, wrote the poem and immortalized the nightmare. Alcohol recovery groups and certain churches have widely circulated the poem, usually without attribution. The poem has also been attributed to a J. W. Pruitt.
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