Project Gutenberg 2008-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 72 Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) 1859 1937 Spearman, Frank Hamilton The Daughter of a Magnate E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Daughter of a Magnate" by Frank H. Spearman is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the American West, it delves into themes of responsibility, ambition, and personal relationships within the railroad industry. The narrative introduces Gertrude Brock, a strong-willed young woman, alongside her family as they navigate both the beauty and peril of their environment, particularly during a tumultuous storm. At the start of the story, the Brock party is traveling on a special train through the mountains, with Gertrude expressing restlessness over being delayed due to rising floodwaters obstructing their route. The conductor shares details about the landscape and the challenges posed by nature, setting a vivid scene of their train journey and hinting at deeper troubles ahead. As the rain falls and the tension builds, the characters find themselves grappling with both physical dangers and personal dynamics, laying the groundwork for the unfolding drama and interactions among the travelers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Railroads -- Fiction Railroad engineers -- Fiction Railroad travel -- Southwest, New -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 375628 370484 2024-09-10T12:45:15.356524 2023-09-11T05:59:23.835240 text/html text/html 367904 2008-02-26T13:58:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 170094 2021-01-03T08:46:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223810 2024-09-10T12:45:22.288492 application/epub+zip 230187 2024-09-10T12:45:17.186496 application/epub+zip 191370 2024-09-10T12:45:16.135578 application/epub+zip 382508 2024-09-10T12:45:25.980491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367200 2024-09-10T12:45:21.515492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328209 2022-09-11T11:28:14.235586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336822 336811 2024-09-10T12:45:14.381577 2023-09-11T05:59:22.805245 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 336582 2021-01-03T08:46:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128664 2021-01-03T08:46:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 336639 2021-01-03T08:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128649 2021-01-03T08:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20664 2024-09-10T12:45:26.113483 application/rdf+xml 13152 2024-09-10T12:45:16.492501 image/jpeg 3617 2024-09-10T12:45:16.314518 image/jpeg 219130 2024-09-10T12:45:15.393557 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia