Project Gutenberg 2008-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 54 Robins, Edward 1862 1943 Chasing an Iron Horse; Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chasing an Iron Horse; Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War" by Edward Robins is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and follows a daring and adventurous plot that revolves around a young boy named George Knight. He becomes embroiled in a dangerous mission with Union soldiers, aiming to disrupt Confederate railways and aid the Northern cause. The opening of the novel introduces George and other Union soldiers, led by a man named Andrews, as they gather in the woods to discuss a risky plan to capture a train and burn strategic bridges in the South. The scene is set on a stormy night in Tennessee, where tension and excitement build as Andrews makes a compelling case for the mission. George, driven by the desire to join the fight and prove himself, takes a letter to Andrews and overhears the perilous details of the operation. The chapter establishes the stakes involved in their risky endeavor and introduces key characters, including the brave and resourceful George, setting up an adventure filled with suspense and determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction Railroad stories PZ PS Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 374319 374285 2024-10-11T12:08:22.438190 2023-09-12T05:09:31.228921 text/html text/html 389785 2008-10-12T12:24:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 299126 2008-10-12T12:24:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 313321 2024-10-11T12:08:28.158021 application/epub+zip 317574 2024-10-11T12:08:23.287055 application/epub+zip 175335 2024-10-11T12:08:22.849101 application/epub+zip 433829 2024-10-11T12:08:32.151025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400521 2024-10-11T12:08:27.634090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260497 2022-09-12T11:48:23.374952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325294 325192 2024-10-11T12:08:21.540165 2023-09-12T05:09:30.538838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 325097 2008-10-12T12:24:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 121787 2008-10-12T12:24:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 325088 2008-10-12T12:24:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121762 2008-10-12T12:24:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22143 2024-10-11T12:08:32.297010 application/rdf+xml 15468 2024-10-11T12:08:22.931063 image/jpeg 2797 2024-10-11T12:08:22.890053 image/jpeg 298295 2024-10-11T12:08:22.493072 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