Held for Orders: Being Stories of Railroad Life (Registro nro. 75211)
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| control field | 34365 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Spearman, Frank H. |
| Fuller form of name | (Frank Hamilton), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1859-1937 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Held for Orders: Being Stories of Railroad Life |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2010-11-18 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Darleen Dove, Roger Frank, Mary Meehan and the<br/>Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "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.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Short stories, American |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Railroad stories |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hambidge, Jay, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1867-1924 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34365">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34365</a> |
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