Frank H. Spearman (1859–1937)
Auteur de Whispering Smith
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: From a photograph by Moffett, Chicago
Œuvres de Frank H. Spearman
hell's desert 2 exemplaires
The close of the day 1 exemplaire
Held for Orders Being Stories of Railroad Life 1 exemplaire
The Run of the Yellow Mail 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Spearman, Frank Hamilton
- Autres noms
- Spearman, F. H.
- Date de naissance
- 1859-09-06
- Date de décès
- 1937-12-29
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- McCook, Nebraska, USA
- Professions
- bank president
author
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 20
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 197
- Popularité
- #111,410
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 71
- Langues
- 2
The stories in this collection are as follows:
The Nerve of Foley- a strikebreaker saves a baby…and the day.
Second Seventy-Seven – a railroad man risks his life in the teeth of a storm to save a passenger train.
The Kid Engineer- a newbie proves his worth on a damaged runaway train.
The Sky-Scraper – a new engine is the common element that reunites a family.
Soda-Water Sal – The Sky-Scraper as rebuilt after a major wreck saving the day at the hands of a greenhorn fireman.
The McWilliams Special – a race against time to avoid financial disaster.
The Million-Dollar Freight Train- moving a silk train over a railroad on strike.
Bucks – an introduction to a character who plays a part in several of Spearman’s short stories.
Sankey’s Double Header – the hazards of bucking snow.
Siclone Clark – a mystery man cowboy/engineer with a checkered past.
Unlike Held for Orders (Spearman’s second collection of short stories published in 1901) all of the stories in The Nerve of Foley have the common background of events surrounding a railroad strike. As with Spearman’s other short story collection, the writing and character development are well done. I consider this book second only to Held for Orders as far as collections of railroad short stories are concerned.… (plus d'informations)