Through by Daylight: Or, the Young Engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad (Classic Reprint) - Brossura

Optic, Oliver

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1331454050 ISBN 13: 9781331454052

Casa editrice: Forgotten Books, 2018

Riassunto

Excerpt from Through by Daylight: Or, the Young Engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad

The lake shore series, of which this book is the first volume, includes Six stories, Whose locality and principal characters are nearly the same, and which were originally published in Oliver Optic's Magazine, Our Boys and Girls. The railroad, which is the basis Of the incidents in the first and second volumes, was suggested by the experience of several young gentlemen in Ohio, who had formed a com pany, and transacted all the business of a railroad in regular form, for the purpose of Obtaining a practical knowledge of the details of such a corporation. They issued certificates of shares, bonds, with interest coupons, elected officers, and appointed all the employees required for the management of a well-ordered railroad. The author is the fortunate possessor of one of the bonds of this company The Miami Valley Railroad.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1331454050
• ISBN 13: 9781331454052
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 326