| Cab & Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy Contributor(s): Munroe, Kirk (Author) |
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ISBN: 1530036704 ISBN-13: 9781530036707 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.83 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.42 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Cab & Caboose' is a journey through the young life of one Rodman Ray Blake, railroad dreamer. Written in a style akin to 'Huckleberry Finn', it follows Rodman's meteoric rise through the ranks of railroad men. It is a tale full of adventures, derring-do, heroism, and passion for the railroad's mystique that must have evoked a genuine thrill in the hearts and minds of the young men and women who first read its pages more than a century ago. The numerous re-printings it experienced, over a great many years, seems only to prove this out. While a bit dated in some respects, it still offers young readers a glimpse of what life was like at the turn of the last century. Further, it also serves to prove that - no matter what era we live in - the problems faced through adolescence never seem to fundamentally change. In this, then, it offers an enduring connection to the modern day. |