Discovering America's Past: Customs, Legends, History & Lore of Our Great NationReader's Digest Association, 1993 - 400 ページ Featuring special sections on bizarre, delightful, and amazing aspects of our nation's unique past, these 450+ surprising but absolutely true stories examine America's history, not through its great moments, but by way of the foibles and folkways that built its character. 700 illus. and photos. |
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... trains showed Bob Butterfield , the engineer of the famed 20th Century Limited , in front of his train holding the Lionel model . The Little Engines That Could O perating a good train layout is one of the greatest challenges I know ...
... trains showed Bob Butterfield , the engineer of the famed 20th Century Limited , in front of his train holding the Lionel model . The Little Engines That Could O perating a good train layout is one of the greatest challenges I know ...
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... train , he watched a brakeman fall to his death between cars . He told himself then and there that , once he became a railroad man , he would never be so clumsy . And he never was . French stowed away on the very next train he saw and ...
... train , he watched a brakeman fall to his death between cars . He told himself then and there that , once he became a railroad man , he would never be so clumsy . And he never was . French stowed away on the very next train he saw and ...
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... train . The change came about because of Poppy's con- cern that the conductor had no way to signal the engineer in case of an emergency . So he ran a cord from his car to the locomotive and tied a stick to its end . If the stick jumped ...
... train . The change came about because of Poppy's con- cern that the conductor had no way to signal the engineer in case of an emergency . So he ran a cord from his car to the locomotive and tied a stick to its end . If the stick jumped ...
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