Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank L. Packard and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Iron at Big Cloud presents engaging short stories about a mountain division railroad town and its people. Big Cloud was the headquarters for the "Mountain Division" in the early days of western railroading. Through a series of gripping short stories, the author introduces readers to many people who built the road, drove the trains, created the schedules, fixed the equipment, interfered with the operation, or were family or neighbors to the railroaders. These are short stories about the difficult living and working conditions on the rails during a rough, harsh time. Each character portrayed in the stories has its own unique story to tell, and not a single person, from the higher class to the lower, is too big or too small to be worth looking into. The characterization is so realistic that the readers can relate to their stories and feel what they go through.
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by F.L. Packard and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1911 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank Lucius Packard and published by McClelland and Goodchild. This book was released on 1911 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank L. Packard and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-21 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank L Packard and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about railroad life on tbe Rocky Mountain division of a big transcontinental line, where exciting and unusual events happen and common men may, in an instant's time, turn into heroes. Before the author made writing his profession he spent four years in the engineering department of the road when it "dug, blasted, burrowed, and trestled its right of way through the mountains," and thus got his inspiration at first hand.
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Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank L Packard and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The General Manager of the Transcontinental System glared at the young man who stood facing him across the office desk. "Why, you wouldn't last three months!" he snapped. "I'd like to try, uncle." "Humph!" "I'm qualified for the position," young Holman went on. "I've done my stint with the construction gangs and I've spent four years in the Eastern shops. You promised me that if I'd stick I'd have my chance." "Well, if I did, I didn't promise to put you in the way of making a fool of yourself and a laughing-stock of me, did I? You may be qualified technically, I don't say you're not. In fact, I've been rather pleased with you; that's one reason why you're not going out there to tackle something you can't handle. If men like Rawson and Williams can't hold down the job, what do you expect to do?"
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank Lucius Packard and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Lucius Packard's gripping novel tells the story of a young man's quest for justice in the rough-and-tumble world of the American West. Packed with action and vividly drawn characters, On the Iron at Big Cloud is a thrilling tale of adventure and suspense. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank Lucius Packard and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-12-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The General Manager of the Transcontinental System glared at the young man who stoodfacing him across the office desk. "Why, you wouldn't last three months!" he snapped."I'd like to try, uncle.""Humph!""I'm qualified for the position," young Holman went on. "I've done my stint with theconstruction gangs and I've spent four years in the Eastern shops. You promised me that ifI'd stick I'd have my chance.""Well, if I did, I didn't promise to put you in the way of making a fool of yourself and alaughing-stock of me, did I? You may be qualified technically, I don't say you're not. In fact, I've been rather pleased with you; that's one reason why you're not going out there totackle something you can't handle. If men like Rawson and Williams can't hold down thejob, what do you expect to do?""No worse than they, at least," Holman answered, quietly. "Look here, uncle, that's justthe point. There aren't any of the men want the position, so I'm not jumping anybody totake it. I'll not make any laughing-stock of you, either. I'm not going out as the Old Man'snephew; just plain Dick Holman. If I don't make good you can wash your hands of myrailroad career."
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank Lucius Packard and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...to do anything but keep my mouth shut? " " No; I can't prove it "--Carleton's voice was deadly cold. " You're out! I'll give you twelve hours to get out of the mountains. The boys, for Coogan's sake alone if for no other, would tear you to pieces if they knew the story. No one knows it yet but the man who found this in your pocket and myself. I'm not going to tell you again what I think of you--get out! " Dahleen, without a word, swung slowly on his heel and started for the door. " Wait! " said Carleton suddenly. " Here's a pass East for you. I don't want your blood on my hands, as I would have if Coogan's friends, and that's every last soul out here, got hold of you. You've got twelve hours--after that they'll know--to set Coogan straight." Dahleen hesitated, came back, took the slip of paper with a mirthless, half-choked laugh, turned again, and the door closed behind him. Dahleen was out. Carleton kept his word--twelve hours--and then from the division rose a cry like the cry of savage beasts; but Regan was like a madman. " Curse him!" he swore bitterly, breaking into a seething torrent of oaths. " What did you let him go for, Carleton? You'd no business to. You should have held him until Coogan could talk, and then we'd have had him." " Tommy "--Carleton laid his hand quietly on the master mechanic's shoulder--" we're too young out in this country for much law. I don't think Coogan knows or ever will know again what happened in the cab that night. The doctors don't seem quite able to call the turn on him themselves, so they've said to you and said to me. But whether he does or not, it doesn't make any difference as far as Dahleen goes. It would have been murder to keep him here. And if Coogan ever can talk he'll never put a mate in...
Download or read book The Railroad in American Fiction written by Grant Burns and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing better represented the early spirit of American expansion than the railroad. Dominant in daily life as well as in the popular imagination, the railroad appealed strongly to creative writers. For many years, fiction of railroad life and travel was plentiful and varied. As the nineteenth century receded, the railroad's allure faded, as did railroad fiction. Today, it is hard to sense what the railroad once meant to Americans. The fiction of the railroad--often by railroaders themselves--recaptures that sense, and provides valuable insights on American cultural history. This extensively annotated bibliography lists and discusses in 956 entries novels and short stories from the 1840s to the present in which the railroad is important. Each entry includes plot and character description to help the reader make an informed decision on the source's merit. A detailed introduction discusses the history of railroad fiction and highlights common themes such as strikes, hoboes, and the roles of women and African-Americans. Such writers of "pure" railroad fiction as Harry Bedwell, Frank Packard, and Cy Warman are well represented, along with such literary artists as Mark Twain, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, and Ellen Glasgow. Work by minority writers, including Jean Toomer, Richard Wright, Frank Chin, and Toni Morrison, also receives close attention. An appendix organizes entries by decade of publication, and the work is indexed by subject and title.
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud microform written by Frank L (Frank Lucius) 187 Packard and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud 1911 By Frank L Packard written by Frank L. Packard and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank L. Packard's experience as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway led to this, his first book. The Hill Division managed the railway passing through some of the most difficult and dangerous parts of the Rocky Mountains. These fifteen, intensely human stories tell of it; of the difficult, early days; of the curious assortment of men working on it; of their heroism, integrity and grit-or lack of it!
Download or read book On the Iron at Big Cloud written by Frank L Packard and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about railroad life on tbe Rocky Mountain division of a big transcontinental line, where exciting and unusual events happen and common men may, in an instant's time, turn into heroes. Before the author made writing his profession he spent four years in the engineering department of the road when it "dug, blasted, burrowed, and trestled its right of way through the mountains," and thus got his inspiration at first hand...................Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 - February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist. LifeFrank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liege. As a young man he worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing many railroad stories, then to a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called Jimmie Dale.Several of his novels were made into films.Frank Packard died in 1942 in Lachine, Quebec and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.
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