Short Lines: A Collection of Classic American Railroad Stories
- ISBN-10
- 0760720444
- ISBN-13
- 9780760720448
- Category
- Railroad stories
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Author
- Rob Johnson
Description
While researching Kipling's life , biographer Angus Wilson said he heard the story praised by railway men and that he “ received a letter from a train driver stressing the value of this part of Kipling's work .
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