She focused on the colorful names of the places passing by: Spuyten Duyvil, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley-on-Hudson, Croton-Harmon, Peekskill, Manitou, Breakneck Ridge. So many different languages, so many different peoples, lending names to towns that stood side by side. America at its best, with open arms. She only hoped the country would somehow recapture that spirit.
