Project Gutenberg 2012-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 73 Mears, James R. The Iron Boys in the Mines; or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft Produced by Dianna Adair, Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Iron Boys in the Mines; or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft" by James R. Mears is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young boy named Stephen Rush, who is determined to secure a job in the iron mines to support his family after the death of his father. Mears intricately explores themes of perseverance, ambition, and the harsh realities of mining life. At the start of the book, we meet Steve Rush as he navigates the challenges of securing a job at a mining company. His initial encounter with Mr. Carrhart, the president of the mining company, showcases his determination and strong spirit. After a series of confrontations, particularly with an office boy and eventually with the mine’s superintendent, Steve is ultimately offered a position as a miner’s helper, setting the stage for his journey down into the depths of the mines. The reader is introduced to the gritty world of mining, along with the camaraderie and conflicts that Steve faces, suggesting a narrative rich with both adventure and personal growth as he fights to prove himself in a tough industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39083/39083-h/images/iron1cover.jpg en Iron mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 352730 352739 2024-09-16T12:01:50.147998 2023-09-17T06:48:52.684468 text/html text/html 356659 2012-03-09T14:04:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 586328 2012-03-09T14:04:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 598203 2024-09-16T12:01:57.760960 application/epub+zip 601333 2024-09-16T12:01:51.668970 application/epub+zip 203333 2024-09-16T12:01:50.618009 application/epub+zip 644081 2024-09-16T12:02:02.005916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603842 2024-09-16T12:01:56.725959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294702 2022-09-17T18:31:37.787389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309218 309079 2024-09-16T12:01:48.831995 2023-09-17T06:48:51.496468 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 308954 2012-03-09T14:04:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112247 2012-03-09T14:04:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308945 2012-03-09T14:04:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112224 2012-03-09T14:04:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19600 2024-09-16T12:02:02.148946 application/rdf+xml 31511 2024-09-16T12:01:50.724985 image/jpeg 4964 2024-09-16T12:01:50.670006 image/jpeg 586472 2024-09-16T12:01:50.193999 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