The Trail of the Swinging Lanterns: A Racy, Railroading Review of Transportation Matters, Methods and Men (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The data is necessarily incomplete, owing to the embarrassment of avail able material clamoring for place and because the railways' numerous depart ments harbor scores of brilliant officials and a host of yet undecorated aides, but the biographies, particularly, have revived some interesting early history which was the parent and foundation of present-day conditions.
The concentrated effort and predominant characteristics which eventually won prominence for the gentlemen herein featured may be an incentive and safeguard to young men and the journal is deferentially Submitted for perusal to all readers who appreciate how paramount among vital essentials to pro gress and comfort are the railroads, but it is especially dedicated to those cosmopolitans whose duties are so closely interwoven with the daily transport of people and their natural and manufactured products.
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