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The Train Jumper
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Author : Don Brown
language : en
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Release Date : 2014-06-24
The Train Jumper written by Don Brown and has been published by Roaring Brook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-24 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
OUT OF WORK AND OUT OF LUCK. In Don Brown's The Train Jumper Ed "Collie" Collier encounters hobos, misers, racists, and even some kindness while riding the rails during the Great Depression. Collie leaves home in search of his older brother, who has run off. Battling hunger, hostility, and wrathful weather, he meets an unlikely ally in a young drifter. They jump a freight train, joining thousands and thousands of young boys and men who try riding out the Great Depression by riding the rails.
The Train Jumper
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Author : Gwen Banta
language : en
Publisher: Next Chapter
Release Date : 2022-05-02
The Train Jumper written by Gwen Banta and has been published by Next Chapter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-02 with Fiction categories.
In 1958, 19-year-old Kat Caswell loses her best friend in a brutal accident. In an attempt to flee from her past, she hops a freight train, leaving rural Indiana behind. Kat soon discovers that the extreme danger of train jumping is a welcome distraction from her pain. While aboard the grand Southern Belle Railway, she meets Hilda, an eccentric, larger-than-life woman who offers her employment at a gentlemen's club in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Kat quickly adapts to the exotic atmosphere of the Vieux Carre. During her stay in New Orleans, Kat forms a close bond with a charming young immigrant worker named Leni, who has a mischievous personality and a mysterious past. Each girl thrives in the lively environment full of colorful patrons. But when immigration comes to take Leni into custody, their lives become inextricably linked as Kat attempts to protect her friend. Once again, the railway becomes an escape route leading them on a journey of survival that requires life-changing choices. Gwen Banta's 'The Train Jumper' is "edge of your seat" with thrilling moments - a grand adventure full of laughter and pathos. The lives of the characters are woven together by railroads and the exotic places the rails connect, eventually leading Kat and Leni to their individual destinies.
Knockabout Boy
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Author : Bill Ryland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 19??
Knockabout Boy written by Bill Ryland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 19?? with Australia categories.
Draft in typescript of Bill Ryland's memoir entitled "Knockabout boy : tales and songs of a train jumper in the 1930's". Also included: one folder of handwritten poems and short stories.
Awards Of The Second Division National Railroad Adjustment Board With Index
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Author : United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board
language : en
Publisher:
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Awards Of The Second Division National Railroad Adjustment Board With Index written by United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Arbitration, Industrial categories.
Pedestrian And Evacuation Dynamics 2008
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Author : Wolfram W. F. Klingsch
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-03-11
Pedestrian And Evacuation Dynamics 2008 written by Wolfram W. F. Klingsch and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-11 with Mathematics categories.
The international conference on "Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics", held on February 27-29, 2008 at Wuppertal University in Germany, was the fourth in this series after successful meetings in Duisburg (2001), Greenwich (2003) and Vienna (2005). The conference was aimed at improving the scientific exchange between scientists, experts and practitioners of various fields of pedestrian and evacuation dynamics and featured: the analysis of evacuation processes and pedestrian motion, modeling of pedestrian dynamics in various situations, experiments on pedestrian dynamics, human behavior research, regulatory action. All these topics are included in this book to give a broad and state-of-the-art overview of pedestrian and evacuation dynamics.
The Last Escaper
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Author : Peter Tunstall
language : en
Publisher: ABRAMS
Release Date : 2015-01-08
The Last Escaper written by Peter Tunstall and has been published by ABRAMS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“A remarkable memoir of a British lad’s salad days flying bombers against the Nazis and then repeatedly escaping their prison camps” (Kirkus Reviews). The product of a lifetime’s reflection, The Last Escaper is Peter Tunstall’s unforgettable memoir of his days in the British Royal Air Force and as one of the most celebrated British POWs of World War II. Tunstall was an infamous tormentor of his German captors. Dubbed the “cooler king” on account of his long spells in solitary, he once dropped a water “bomb” directly in the lap of a high-ranking German officer. He also devised an ingenious method for smuggling coded messages back to London. But above all he was a highly skilled pilot, loyal friend, and trusted colleague. Without false pride or bitterness, Tunstall recounts the hijinks of training to be a pilot, terrifying bombing raids, and elaborate escape attempts at once hilarious and deadly serious—all part of a poignant and human war story superbly told by a natural raconteur. The Last Escaper is a captivating final testament by the “last man standing” from the Greatest Generation. “Right up there with Stalag 17 and The Great Escape.” —New York Post “The historical account of behind-the-scenes drama makes this a valuable addition to the period literature.” —Publishers Weekly “The stark reality of war is ever present in his detailed accounting of life as a prisoner of war. We are taken through the highs and lows of not only each failed attempt but the psychological effects of imprisonment on himself, others in the camps and ultimately how it changed each person involved.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Railway Age
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
Railway Age written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with Locomotives categories.
No Human Contact
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Author : Pete Earley
language : en
Publisher: Citadel Press
Release Date : 2023-04-25
No Human Contact written by Pete Earley and has been published by Citadel Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-25 with True Crime categories.
Told through the lens of two murders that changed modern-day prison corrections in America, award-winning New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley delivers an eye-opening exploration of reprehensible crime, draconian punishment, and seemingly impossible reform in the tombs of the country’s most isolated super max prison. In 1983, Thomas Silverstein and Clayton Fountain, both serving life sentences at the U.S, Prison in Marion, Illinois, separately murdered two correction officers on the same day. The Bureau of Prisons condemned both men to the severest punishment that could legally be imposed, one created specifically for them. It was unofficially called “no human contact.” Each initially spent nine months in a mattress-sized cell where the lights burned twenty-four hours a day. They were clothed only in boxer shorts, completely sealed off from the outside world with only their minds to occupy their time. Eventually granted minimal privileges, Fountain turned to religion and endured twenty-one-years before dying alone of natural causes. Silverstein became a skilled artist and lasted thirty-six years, longer than any other American prisoner held in isolation. Amazingly, both men found purpose to their existence while confined in the belly of the beast. Pete Earley—the only journalist to be granted face-to-face access with Silverstein—examines profound questions at the heart of our justice system. Were Silverstein and Fountain born bad? Or were they twisted by abusive childhoods? Did incarceration offer them a chance of rehabilitation—or force them to commit increasingly heinous crimes? No Human Contact elicits a uniquely deep and uncomfortable understanding of the crimes committed, the use of solitary confinement, and the reality of life, redemption, and death behind prison walls.
Jumper S Hope
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Author : Carol Van Natta
language : en
Publisher: Chavanch Press, LLC
Release Date : 2016-10-27
Jumper S Hope written by Carol Van Natta and has been published by Chavanch Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-27 with Fiction categories.
Get Those Guys Reading
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Author : Kathleen A. Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-05-07
Get Those Guys Reading written by Kathleen A. Baxter and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.