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Lädt ... Short Lines: A Collection of Classic American Railroad Storiesvon Rob Johnson
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"The influence of the railroad on the lives of Americans was at its height roughly between 1900 and 1950. Americans not only rode the rails in unparalleled numbers, they also wrote and read about this mode of transportation. The railroad story was a distinct popular genre during those years, crowding the pages of such magazines as McClure's, Scribner's, and The Saturday Evening Post. The stories in this collection date from 1897 through 1941." "Presented here is some of the best work of the best railroad writers, as well as classic stories by their better-known contemporaries, such as Frank Norris, Owen Wister, Jack London, O. Henry, Christopher Morley, and Thomas Wolfe. Although the early golden age of the iron horse that inspired the railroad genre has faded away, these stories - many long out of print until now - remain finely crafted, untarnished masterpieces." "Something about the discipline and precision of machinery found its way into these writers' prose. Railroad stories help to define America: the driving wanderlust, modernity slicing through the heartland - this brave newfoundland continually being found. With their stories of our nation's thundering industrial past lit with humor, these writers captured America's most enduring characteristics. Railroad stories are an example of all things old becoming new again."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Short Lines is a sampler of some of the best short stories from this period which Rob Johnson has assembled for the reading pleasure of readers too young to remember the sound of steam locomotives in revenue service. The book includes writings from many of the top practitioners of this form of fiction – Harry Bedwell, Octavus Roy Cohen, Frank H. spearman, Cy Warman, A.W. Somerville, and Frank L. Packard as well as writings from other well-known authors whose names are not usually associated with this genre.
In addition to the collected short stories the book provides brief bibliographies of their authors. If an author never published anything in book form Short Lines has listed the names and general dates of some magazines where their works can be found. I think Johnson’s book is a fine introduction to this rather obscure region of the literary landscape.
Contents:
Smart Boomer – 1941 - Harry Bedwell
Holding Up a Train – 1916 – O. Henry
The Far and the Near – 1935 – Thomas Wolfe
Mrs. Union Station - 1901 - Douglass Welch
The Octopus (From the Novel) – 1935 – Frank Norris
A Toot for a Toot – 1928 – Octavus Roy Cohen
The Nerve of Foley – 1901 – Frank Spearman
The Locomotive that Lost Herself – 1897 – Cy Warman
Hoboes that Pass in the Night – 1907 – Jack London
The Railway Guide – 1932 – Christopher Morley
The Night Operator – 1919 – Frank Packard
.007 – 1898 – Rudyard Kipling
Wide-Open Throttle – 1930 – A.W. Somerville
Stanwick’s Business – 1904 – Owen Wister
(Text Length - 239 pages, Total Length - 244 pages.) ( )