The Daughter of a Magnate


Gelesen von Bob R

(4.4 stars; 15 reviews)

This is an American Western without any bad guys. The main characters are trains, and the elements---snow, terrain, weather and water. Frank Spearman wrote six novels about the building, and early days, of the transcontinental railroad. This was his first. He introduces characters who will reappear in several of his later novels. Those novels all have villains. The daughter of the new owner of the railroad travels by rail with her father to see the new line and the West it covers. They encounter several dozen rough and capable employees, who constructed and run the line. They are thoroughly dedicated men; the railroad is all they know. A supervisor, Ab Glover, falls desperately in love with Gertrude Brock--the daughter of the Magnate. The story is about that love, but even more, it is about the great challenges of weather, terrain and accidents. The numerous terms Spearman uses to describe the railroad and the natural environment had this reader referring often to the dictionary. This reader feels that Spearman's novels are superior to those of the other several writers of American Westerns of the early 1900's. (Summary by Bob Rollins) (6 hr 34 min)

Kapitel

A June Water 24:50 Gelesen von Bob R
An Error at Headquarters 20:33 Gelesen von Bob R
Into the Mountains 17:25 Gelesen von Bob R
As the Dispatcher Saw 7:15 Gelesen von Bob R
An Emergency Call 7:08 Gelesen von Bob R
The Cat and the Rat 12:31 Gelesen von Bob R
Time Being Money 15:17 Gelesen von Bob R
Splitting the Paw 14:24 Gelesen von Bob R
A Truce 12:57 Gelesen von Bob R
And a Shock 18:24 Gelesen von Bob R
In the Lalla Rookh 14:52 Gelesen von Bob R
A Slip on a Special 17:20 Gelesen von Bob R
Back to the Mountains 20:02 Gelesen von Bob R
Glen Tarn 20:36 Gelesen von Bob R
November 14:41 Gelesen von Bob R
Night 17:03 Gelesen von Bob R
Storm 22:18 Gelesen von Bob R
Daybreak 17:17 Gelesen von Bob R
Suspense 25:10 Gelesen von Bob R
Deepening Waters 20:49 Gelesen von Bob R
Pilot 9:32 Gelesen von Bob R
The South Arete 24:09 Gelesen von Bob R
Business 20:14 Gelesen von Bob R

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(5 stars)

Enjoyed this book very much. The reader was very good.