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Open throttle : stories of railroads and railroad men

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Description: They were a hardbitten crew--the men who built the railroads and the men who ran the trains. With a sure hand Phyllis Fenner has chosen ten stories that dramatize different phases of railroading and describe many types of men: those who worked with dogged persistence, and those who tried to come up the easy way; those who were down to earth, and those who indulged in a bit of fancy--to the the confusion of their comrades. Among the authors included are: Stephen Vincent Benét, Sholom Aleichem, and Conrad Richter--Adapted from jacket.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1966
Call number: 644139
Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Donald Duke, 2015.
Dimensions: 22 cm
Associated people: Fenner, Phyllis R. (1899-1982,); Geer, Charles, (1929-2010,); Duke, Donald,
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