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100 1 _aTrain, George Francis,
_d1829-1904
245 1 0 _aMy Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year
246 1 _aMy Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My 74th Year
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-12-10
508 _aE-text prepared by Julia Miller, Pat McCoy, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year" by George Francis Train is an autobiography written in the early 20th century, precisely 1902. The book chronicles the extraordinary life of Train, a prominent businessman and adventurer known for his eccentric personality and notable contributions to transportation and commerce during the 19th century. Train's narrative offers insight into his significant achievements, personal experiences, and reflections on society, encapsulating a fascinating journey through various states and countries. At the start of the autobiography, Train reflects on his childhood memories, detailing the traumatic experience of losing his entire family to a yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans when he was just four years old. Orphaned and sent to live with his grandmother in Massachusetts, he recounts vivid memories of his early life, including his travels, labor on a farm, and determination to forge a successful path for himself. The opening sets the tone for Train's rambling yet compelling storytelling style, as he prepares to share the unfolding events of a life steeped in both triumph and struggle, including significant historical contexts and personal anecdotes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTrain, George Francis, 1829-1904
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38265
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