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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aOptic, Oliver,
_d1822-1897
245 1 0 _aThrough by daylight
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe Lake Shore series ; 1
490 1 _aAmerican boys' series
500 _aRelease date is 2024-03-10
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Lee and Shepard, 1897
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTeenage boys -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRailroad stories
700 1 _aKilburn, Samuel Smith,
_d1831-1903
700 1 _aChampney, W. L.
830 0 _aThe Lake Shore series ; 1
830 0 _aAmerican boys' series
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/throughbydayligh00opti/
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73134
999 _c113859
_d113859