The Rise of Roscoe Paine Author:Joseph C. Lincoln Joseph Lincoln was a 20th century writer of short stories, poems, and novels. He said that he just wanted to tell tales that would make the reader feel good about themselves and their neighbors. Lincoln used the fictional town of Cape Cod as the setting for his stories. The inhabitants of Cape Cod were a colorful lot and their stories are fun ... more »to read. Big Jim Colton was a sea captain. He went from humble beginnings to head of a railroad empire. Colton was used to getting his own way. His constant struggle for success took a hard toll on him. He worried about his daughter, his wife was nervous, his finances were a constant care and his own health was impaired.« less