Project Gutenberg 2009-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 62 Warman, Cy 1855 1914 Warman, Cyrus Clarence 99003430 Snow on the headlight : $b a story of the great Burlington strike Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Odessa Paige Turner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Snow on the Headlight: A Story of the Great Burlington Strike" by Cy Warman is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around the intense and turbulent events of the Great Burlington Strike, providing a portrayal of the conflicts between railway workers and management through the lens of various characters, particularly focusing on engineers and their struggles. It explores themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the harsh realities faced by workers during labor disputes. The opening portion of the narrative introduces the escalating tensions between the workers and the management of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company. It highlights the perspectives of both sides as their grievances grow, culminating in a strike. Key characters are introduced, including Mr. Josler, the superintendent, and various members of the grievance committee, who face off against the resolute management. As the strike commences, it hints at the camaraderie and challenges faced by the striking workers, shedding light on their motivations and the dire consequences of their actions, setting the stage for the larger conflict to unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30447/30447-h/images/cover.jpg en Strikes and lockouts -- Fiction Burlington Strike, 1888 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 269425 267127 2024-10-13T05:39:54.274190 2023-09-13T10:19:33.554270 text/html text/html 263048 2009-11-11T08:27:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 175410 2009-11-11T08:27:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185338 2024-10-13T05:39:57.935179 application/epub+zip 188809 2024-10-13T05:39:54.719207 application/epub+zip 167957 2024-10-13T05:39:54.479212 application/epub+zip 293392 2024-10-13T05:40:00.953144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257109 2024-10-13T05:39:57.681187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236318 2022-09-14T06:21:47.263271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250503 250287 2024-10-13T05:39:53.800220 2023-09-13T10:19:33.145269 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 250396 2009-11-11T08:27:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95568 2009-11-11T08:27:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 250420 2009-11-11T08:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95565 2009-11-11T08:27:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21985 2024-10-13T05:40:01.195148 application/rdf+xml 22922 2024-10-13T05:39:54.553194 image/jpeg 3283 2024-10-13T05:39:54.516187 image/jpeg 176481 2024-10-13T05:39:54.300217 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