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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Depression hits in Cairo, Illinois, and Oscar Ogilvie's father must sell their home and vast model train set-up to look for work in California, eleven-year-old Oscar is left with his dour aunt, where he befriends a mysterious drifter, witnesses a stunning bank robbery, and is suddenly catapulted onto a train that takes him to a different time and place.
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 Launchpad tablet (approximately 1 hr., 27 min.) : digital, sound, color ; 20 x 13 cm + 1 USB cable and 1 AC power adapter (in case 22 x 16 cm).
Language
English
Description
Lots & lots of trains, vol. 1 [Smokin' steam and diesel!]: You'll see big trains, little trains, steam, diesel, freight and passenger trains, even trains from around the world! There's old trains, new trains, fast trains, slow trains, city, country and mountain trains, even trains that blow through snow! Plus, garden trains, scenic trains, electric, monorail and long forgotten trains. And, there's even toy trains, trolley trains and lots of "gee whiz...
Author
Publisher
Hub City Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This debut novel opens in 1924 with the derailment of a passing train that buries 16-year-old Emma Palmisano's house in coal. Caleb, the railroad man who rescues Emma, marries her a week later and gifts her with 47 acres of Virginia farmland. The novel tells the story of the successive generations of Emma and Caleb's family, who endure and grow despite poverty and hardship."--Library Journal.
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xix, 247 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
February 22, 1978: a devastating freight train derailment drastically altered Waverly, Tennessee. One of the worst train explosions of the twentieth century, it killed 16 people, injuring hundreds more, and causing millions of dollars in damage. What could have been dismissed as a single community's terrible misfortune instead became the catalyst for radical change, including the formation of FEMA, much-needed reforms in emergency response training,...
Author
Publisher
Westholme
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
xvii, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In April 1862, 20 Union soldiers crossed Confederate lines to steal a locomotive called the General and destroy a critical Confederate supply line. In the aftermath half the team was executed; the half that escaped received the newly established Medal of Honor. -- publishers description.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 180
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
xvii, 979 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
63 CDs : CD audio, digital, mono, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (197 pages : illustrations)
Language
English
Description
"A 63-CD treasure trove that will appeal equally to longtime Cash followers, as well as newcomers to his timeless body of work. Featuring 59 original album titles Cash recorded for Columbia, from 1958 through 1990"--Container.
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