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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMerwin, Samuel,
_d1874-1936
245 1 4 _aThe Road Builders
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-01-12
508 _aProduced by Bruce Albrecht, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Road Builders" by Samuel Merwin is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work presents a vivid exploration of the challenges faced by a railroad construction crew in the Southwestern United States. The narrative mainly revolves around the chief engineer, Paul Carhart, as he manages both the logistical and interpersonal dynamics of his diverse team amid adverse conditions. The opening of the narrative introduces the setting of Sherman, a burgeoning town where the construction of a new railway station is marred by delays connected to a missing cook and the assembly of laborers on a hot spring day. As tensions rise among the workers due to the heat and long waits, characters such as Young Van, the assistant engineer, are established, highlighting their struggles with responsibilities and the looming threat of labor unrest. Young Van’s quest to track down the unreliable cook, Purple Finn, sets the tone for the ensuing chaos and the camaraderie among the engineers as they face not only the physical demands of their work but also the complexities of managing a diverse and often contentious group of workers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aRailroads -- United States -- Design and construction -- Fiction
700 1 _aMasters, F. B.
_q(Frank B.),
_d1873-1955
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41825
999 _c82664
_d82664