02579cam a22004093u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500240014326400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031749000300035349000260038350000310040950801950044052011470063553400570178265300400183965300370187965300210191670000380193770000200197583000300199583000260202585600560205185600430210799900190215073134UtSlPG20260610134706.0mcr n260607r20241897utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aOptic, Oliver,d1822-189710aThrough by daylight 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aThe Lake Shore series ; 11 aAmerican boys' series  aRelease date is 2024-03-10  aTerry Jeffress and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Through by Daylight: Or, the Young Engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad" by Oliver Optic is a novel aimed at young readers, likely written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young protagonist named Wolf Penniman, the son of a steam engineer, who is keenly interested in mechanics and engineering. The narrative sets the stage for both adventure and moral lessons, as Wolf encounters various challenges, including rivalry with affluent peers and the consequences of impulsive actions.  At the start of the story, we are introduced to Mr. Waddie Wimpleton, a wealthy and spoiled young boy, who engages in reckless behavior that leads to a confrontation with Wolf. Following an explosive incident with a canal boat, which Waddie orchestrates out of spite, Wolf takes it upon himself to retrieve a stolen pocket-book belonging to his father from a deceitful engineer named Christy Holgate. The opening chapters establish a vivid setting filled with youthful bravado, moral dilemmas, and the budding confidence of a young engineer eager to prove himself in the world of steam and machinery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cBoston: Lee and Shepard, 1897  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aTeenage boys -- Juvenile fiction  aRailroad stories1 aKilburn, Samuel Smith,d1831-19031 aChampney, W. L. 0aThe Lake Shore series ; 1 0aAmerican boys' series4 uhttps://archive.org/details/throughbydayligh00opti/40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73134  c113859d113859