Project Gutenberg 2010-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 74 Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) 1859 1937 Spearman, Frank Hamilton Hambidge, Jay 1867 1924 Held for Orders: Being Stories of Railroad Life The switchman's story: Shockley -- The wiper's story: How McGrath got an engine -- The roadmaster's story: The Spider Water -- The striker's story: McTerza -- The despatcher's story: The last order -- The nightman's story: Bullhead -- The master mechanic's story: Delaroo -- The operator's story: De Molay four -- The trainmaster's story: Of the old guard -- The yellow mail story: Jimmie the Wind. Produced by Darleen Dove, Roger Frank, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Held for Orders: Being Stories of Railroad Life" by Frank H. Spearman is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the lives of railroad workers, depicting their experiences, challenges, and camaraderie in the burgeoning days of America's railroads. Central to the opening story is the character Callahan, a switchman dealing with the tumultuous environment of the Benkleton depot, troubled by the dangers posed by local cowboys and the impending arrival of a new yard master named Shockley. The opening of the book introduces us to Callahan as he navigates his responsibilities while grappling with the threat of violence from nearby cattlemen, highlighting the intricate and often perilous world of railroad operations. He reflects on the arrival of Shockley, who has a mysterious and potentially dangerous past. As the tensions rise within the yard, particularly concerning the safety of his workers, the narrative hints at themes of loyalty, bravery, and the complexities of life on the railroad—setting the stage for a tale that combines danger with human resilience amidst the backdrop of a rapidly industrializing America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34365/34365-h/images/cover.jpg en Fiction Short stories, American Railroad stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 369829 369850 2024-09-14T11:45:00.280301 2023-09-15T06:45:07.806441 text/html text/html 369707 2010-11-18T16:02:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 489898 2010-11-18T16:02:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 507724 2024-09-14T11:45:05.224287 application/epub+zip 511678 2024-09-14T11:45:01.082394 application/epub+zip 208320 2024-09-14T11:45:00.700302 application/epub+zip 619949 2024-09-14T11:45:08.585347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599910 2024-09-14T11:45:04.818349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298272 2022-09-15T15:19:18.664943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352999 352889 2024-09-14T11:44:59.635297 2023-09-15T06:45:07.228446 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 352813 2010-11-18T16:02:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135506 2010-11-18T16:02:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 352804 2010-11-18T16:02:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135466 2010-11-18T16:02:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21967 2024-09-14T11:45:08.737279 application/rdf+xml 30419 2024-09-14T11:45:00.780415 image/jpeg 5568 2024-09-14T11:45:00.740413 image/jpeg 491380 2024-09-14T11:45:00.339397 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 en.wikipedia