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"On the Iron at Big Cloud" is a collection of short stories written by Frank L. Packard that offers a fascinating glimpse into life in a mountain division railroad town. The stories are set in the early days of western railroading, and each one introduces readers to a different... Read Full Overview

Frank Lucius Packard's gripping novel tells the story of a young man's quest for justice in the rough-and-tumble world of the American West. Packed with action and vividly drawn characters, On the Iron at Big Cloud is a thrilling tale of adventure and suspense.

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Dieses klassische Buch wurde urspr nglich vor Jahrzehnten ver ffentlicht als "On the Iron at Big Cloud " . Es wurde jetzt von Writat f r seine deutschsprachigen Leser ins Deutsche bersetzt. Bei Writat liegt uns die Bewahrung des literarischen Erbes der Vergangenheit sehr am... Read Full Overview

Ce livre classique a t initialement publi il y a des d cennies sous le titre "On the Iron at Big Cloud " . Il a maintenant t traduit par Writat en langue fran aise pour leurs lecteurs francophones. Chez Writat, nous sommes passionn s par la pr servation du patrimoine litt... Read Full Overview

Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liege.[1] As a young man he worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing a series of mystery novels,... Read Full Overview

On The Iron At Big Cloud is a novel written by Frank Lucius Packard and published in 1911. The story is set in the early 1900s in the American West and follows the adventures of Jim Weeks, a young man who is determined to make a name for himself as a railroad engineer. Jim is... Read Full Overview

""On The Iron At Big Cloud"" is a novel written by Frank Lucius Packard and published in 1911. The story is set in the early 1900s and follows the adventures of Jimmie Dale, a wealthy young man who leads a double life as a master thief known as ""The Gray Seal."" When Jimmie... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The General Manager of the Transcontinental System glared at the young man who stood facing him across the office desk. "Why, you wouldn't last three months " he snapped. "I'd like to try, uncle." "Humph " "I'm qualified for the position," young Holman went on. "I've done my... Read Full Overview

On The Iron At Big Cloud is a novel written by American author Frank Lucius Packard and published in 1911. The story is set in the early 1900s and follows the adventures of a young man named Jim Weeks, who is a railroad engineer working for the Big Cloud Railroad Company. Jim... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. .

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. .

A book about railroad life on tbe Rocky Mountain division of a big transcontinental line, where exciting and unusual events happen and common men may, in an instant's time, turn into heroes. Before the author made writing his profession he spent four years in the engineering... Read Full Overview

The General Manager of the Transcontinental System glared at the young man who stood facing him across the office desk. "Why, you wouldn't last three months " he snapped. "I'd like to try, uncle." "Humph " "I'm qualified for the position," young Holman went on. "I've done my... Read Full Overview

The General Manager of the Transcontinental System glared at the young man who stood facing him across the office desk. "Why, you wouldn't last three months " he snapped. "I'd like to try, uncle." "Humph " "I'm qualified for the position," young Holman went on. "I've done my... Read Full Overview

The General Manager of the Transcontinental System glared at the young man who stood facing him across the office desk. "Why, you wouldn't last three months " he snapped. "I'd like to try, uncle." "Humph " "I'm qualified for the position," young Holman went on. "I've done my... Read Full Overview