Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer - Бесплатная аудиокнига

Автор(ы): Henry Dawson,

Язык: English

Жанр(ы): Биография и автобиография Мемуары Нон-фикшн Технологии и инженерия Транспорт

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29 Глава(ы)

1. Preface
2. Running in a Fog
3. A Close Shave
4. A Collision
5. Collision Extraordinary
6. Burning of the Henry Clay
7. The Conductor
8. Bravery of an Engineer
9. The Fireman
10. The Brakeman
11. A Dream in the "Caboose"
12. An Unmitigated Villain
13. A Proposed Race between Steam and Lightning
14. An Abrupt Call
15. The Good Luck of being Obstinate
16. Human Lives v. The Dollar
17. Forty-two Miles Per Hour
18. Used up at Last
19. A Victim of Low Wages
20. Coroners' Juries v. Railroad Men
21. Adventures of an Irish Railroad Man
22. A Bad Bridge
23. A Warning
24. Singular Accidents
25. Ludicrous Incidents
26. Explosions
27. How a Friend was Killed
28. An Unromantic Hero
29. The Duties of an Engineer

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Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are not just rough men, but are also brave and heroic men through descriptions of divers dangers encountered on the tracks. (Summary adapted from the Preface)

Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer - Бесплатная аудиокнига

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