Steve and the Steam Engine


Lu par Brian Keenan

(4.4 stars; 5 reviews)

Young Stephen Tolman disobeys his father and takes the family car out for a ride with a group of classmates, resulting in scratches and dings, not to mention running out of gas. Will he confess to the deed? Meanwhile, Stephen travels with his father to New York, getting into misadventures and learning the history of travel by rail and by steam along the way. Book 2 of the Invention Series. (Summary by Brian Keenan) (6 hr 3 min)

Chapitres

An Unpremeditated Folly 26:32 Lu par Brian Keenan
A Meeting With an Old Friend 20:39 Lu par Brian Keenan
A Second Calamity 25:01 Lu par Brian Keenan
The Story of the First Railroad 23:40 Lu par Brian Keenan
Steve Learns a Sad Lesson 14:51 Lu par Brian Keenan
Mr. Tolman's Second Yarn 24:32 Lu par Brian Keenan
A Holiday Journey 22:54 Lu par Brian Keenan
New York and What Happened There 20:48 Lu par Brian Keenan
An Astounding Calamity 27:57 Lu par Brian Keenan
An Evening of Adventure 14:55 Lu par Brian Keenan
The Crossing of the Country 18:59 Lu par Brian Keenan
New Problems 12:14 Lu par Brian Keenan
Dick Makes His Second Appearance 19:11 Lu par Brian Keenan
A Steamboat Trip By Rail 18:44 Lu par Brian Keenan
The Romance of the Clipper Ship 15:58 Lu par Brian Keenan
Again the Magic Door Opens 11:11 Lu par Brian Keenan
More Steamboating 22:02 Lu par Brian Keenan
A Thanksgiving Tragedy 14:12 Lu par Brian Keenan
The End of the House Party 8:53 Lu par Brian Keenan

Critiques


(4 stars)

This is not quite as well written as Sara Ware Barrett's other coming of age novels, but it is good enough. The narration of this tale though is excellent.

Learned alot about trains and ships


(5 stars)