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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aLynde, Francis,
_d1856-1930
245 1 0 _aScientific Sprague
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-04-01
505 0 _aThe wire-devil -- High finance in Cromarty Gulch -- The electrocution of Tunnel Number Three -- The mystery of the Black Blight -- The cloud-bursters -- The high kibosh.
508 _aD A Alexander, with thanks to the University of Colorado, Boulder, for providing a scan of the cover, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works put online by Harvard University Library's Open Collections Program.)
520 _a"Scientific Sprague" by Francis Lynde is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Calvin Sprague, a government chemist who becomes embroiled in a series of mysterious incidents surrounding the Nevada Short Line railroad, particularly regarding a deceptive wire that leads to chaos and panic among railroad employees. As the plot unfolds, the narrative delves into themes of deception, the pressures of high finance, and the intersections between science and detective work. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a tense situation in the despatcher's office of the Nevada Short Line railroad, where the employees deal with a potentially disastrous false report of a train wreck involving the Apache Limited. The characters Connolly and Bolton engage in banter about their personal lives while attending to their crucial roles in the operations. Meanwhile, Maxwell, the railroad's superintendent, learns about the dire situation and seeks to save the day, eventually calling on Calvin Sprague, a friend and expert, for help. The opening effectively sets the stage for the ensuing drama, laying the groundwork for what appears to be a thrilling mystery involving sabotage and the uncovering of a larger conspiracy at play within the railroad's operations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1912
653 _aMystery and detective stories
653 _aRailroad stories
653 _aAmerican fiction -- 20th century
700 1 _aShrader, E. Roscoe
_q(Edwin Roscoe),
_d1879-1960
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/ScientificSprague/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67748
999 _c108570
_d108570