Buffalo Roost - Couverture souple

Cheley, F H

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1421811340 ISBN 13 : 9781421811345

Editeur : 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2005

Synopsis

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Train No. 6 on the D. & P.W., two hours late at Limon, was rushing and jolting along over its rickety roadbed. The rain fell in torrents, the heavy peals of thunder seemed about to tear the car to pieces, the black and threatening clouds blotted out the landscape, and the passengers could hear nothing but the roar of the thunder and the rattle of the train. The brakeman, shaking the water from his hat as he passed through the aisle, dropped something about it being a "mighty tough day for railroadin'." Suddenly there was a creaking, a cracking, and then a series of awful jolts. Window glass broke and flew in every direction. Like a mighty monster that had suddenly been frightened by an unseen foe, the train lurched forward, tipped a little, and slowly came to an uncertain stop. People were hurled from their seats with a great violence as the emergency brake was set. A baby cried out from a seat near the front of the car, and a woman screamed as a satchel from the luggage rack above her head dropped down upon her. Willis Thornton raised his arms above his head just in time to save a heavy leather suitcase from striking his mother full in the face. Through the broken windows was heard the shrill warning notes of the engine's trouble whistle, but so intense was the storm that the sound seemed rather a part of the raging gale. The brakeman rushed through the car, and as he passed Willis heard him exclaim half-aloud, "The freight!" Then in a loud, shaky voice, not meant to betray excitement, he shouted, "All out; train off the track!"

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

“Story for boys telling of Willis Thorton’s adventures in Colorado, where he recovered a valuable gold mine his father had discovered and righting the wrong his uncle had tried to do him and his mother.” -Publishers Weekly

“A first-class story written by a capable and an energetic young man who is keenly enthusiastic about the value of intelligent efforts for boys’ welfare – a story with plenty of snap and action, an interesting plot, and just enough of right teaching to appeal to boys.” -The Christian Advocate

“Almost every page in the new book for boys, Buffalo Roost, tells the fact that its author knows the American boy, knows the call of nature to the heart of a boy, and best of all knows how, in story form, to bring the boy face to face with the things in nature which most appeal to him.” -Ralph C. Goodwin, Associate General Secretary, Young Men’s Christian Association, San Francisco, California

Présentation de l'éditeur

Buffalo Roost is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by F. H. Cheley is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of F. H. Cheley then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: 1st World Library - Literary Society
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1421811340
• ISBN 13: 9781421811345
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 204
• Éditeur: 1st World Library, 1stworld Library
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible