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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aWarman, Cy,
_d1855-1914
245 1 4 _aThe White Mail
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-07-23
508 _aD A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library and University of California.)
520 _a"The White Mail" by Cy Warman is a fictional narrative likely penned during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of Denis McGuire, a dedicated section boss, and his adventurous son, Tommy, as they navigate the challenges of railway work and life in their small community near Lick Skillet. The book captures the essence of resilience and community spirit through its characters and their relationships, particularly reflected in the backdrop of the burgeoning railway system. At the start of the book, we meet Denis McGuire, an honest and hardworking Irishman who oversees a section of the railway with the help of his son, Tommy, and his wife, Mrs. McGuire. The opening chapter highlights the daily routine of the McGuire family and introduces the setting of Lick Skillet, characterized by its small-town dynamics and the harsh realities of railway life. We also encounter the elderly watchman, Mr. Connor, whose dedication to his post amidst illness foreshadows themes of duty and sacrifice. The narrative begins to weave in elements of adventure and the trials these characters face, setting the stage for Tommy's growth and the unfolding of significant events that will challenge the community as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899
653 _aAmerican fiction -- 19th century
653 _aRailroad stories
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t1gh9c791&view=1up&seq=17
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71261
999 _c111987
_d111987