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 Project Gutenberg 2016-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 51 Shaw, Milton M. Shaw, M. M. Nine Thousand Miles on a Pullman Train An Account of a Tour of Railroad Conductors from Philadelphia to the Pacific Coast and Return 9,000 Miles on a Pullman Train Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif, profwebs 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.) "Nine Thousand Miles on a Pullman Train" by Milton M. Shaw is a travelogue documenting a journey taken by a group of railroad conductors in the late 19th century. The narrative begins in the late 1800s as the party sets off from Philadelphia to explore the railroads that span the United States, offering a rich account of the experiences and encounters along their 9,000-mile adventure. The opening of the book introduces readers to the grand departure at Broad Street Station, filled with excitement and farewells as the group boards their train. Shaw describes the train's details and introduces key figures, including the conductors and service staff responsible for their journey. As the train rolls out, the author provides vivid snapshots of the setting, highlighting the camaraderie within the group as well as the meticulous preparation that went into organizing the trip. With a tone that mixes eager anticipation and detailed observations, the beginning sets the stage for a journey filled with experiences, hospitality, and the exploration of new terrains and cultures encountered along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Description and travel Railroad travel -- United States E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 482057 480933 2024-10-21T12:12:26.300659 2023-09-22T09:09:23.976130 text/html text/html 461793 2016-05-07T05:42:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 15635395 2016-05-07T05:43:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 15995449 2024-10-21T12:12:40.892568 application/epub+zip 15968274 2024-10-21T12:12:28.908653 application/epub+zip 211668 2024-10-21T12:12:27.299609 application/epub+zip 16048053 2024-10-21T12:12:49.277683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15980025 2024-10-21T12:12:37.020626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297080 2022-09-23T11:19:21.150449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391693 391458 2024-10-21T12:12:24.806618 2023-09-22T09:09:20.868149 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 391639 2016-05-07T05:42:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 146865 2016-05-07T05:43:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19361 2024-10-21T12:12:49.497516 application/rdf+xml 12781 2024-10-21T12:12:27.408647 image/jpeg 2437 2024-10-21T12:12:27.352625 image/jpeg 15863032 2024-10-21T12:12:26.744672 application/octet-stream application/zip