The Speculations of John Steele (Registro nro. 96160)
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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 | Barr, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1850-1912 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Speculations of John Steele |
| 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 | 2017 |
| 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 2017-08-10 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by David Widger from page images generously<br/>provided by the Internet Archive |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Speculations of John Steele" by Robert Barr is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around John Steele, a resourceful young man who finds himself navigating the challenges of working on the railway, beginning as a station-master and ultimately moving up to a more significant position within the railway system. Through a series of events, Steele's quick thinking and actions save a train from disaster, leading to an unexpected promotion that throws him into the complexities of corporate politics and intrigue. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to John Steele during a harrowing night at Hitchen’s Siding where he must avert a potential train collision. His initiative and decisive actions manage to sidetrack a freight train just in time to prevent a catastrophe. Following this narrow escape, he is transferred to the division superintendent's office in Warmington City. In this new role, he quickly becomes well-liked; however, he faces resistance from T. Acton Blair, the general manager, who disapproves of his informal and hasty manner. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for an exploration of both Steele's internal struggles with confidence and the external pressures of his superiors and coworkers, setting the stage for his ambitions and the obstacles he must overcome in his career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Speculation -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Businessmen -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918 -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Railroads -- Employees -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1871-1953 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55328">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55328</a> |
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