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BOOMER, STORY OF THE RAILS
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Bedwell, Univ. Minn. Press 2006 reprint, 332p, SB.
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Eddie Sand is railroading with a capital R. A “boomer,” Eddie travels the country making a living as a telegraph operator wherever he finds himself. Never content to sit behind a desk or undertake “the upkeep of a blonde,” Eddie’s courage, restlessness, and cunning lead him to high adventure.
Harry Bedwell’s The Boomer portrays an elite fraternity of railroad men—men who were driven by one of the defining elements of the American character: a desire to wander. They were the glamour and glory of railroading, and no one was better equipped to tell their story than Bedwell. He reveals the behind-the-scenes battles that were fought to keep the trains running.
This edition also includes a glossary of railroad slang and a bibliography of Bedwell’s work.
Originally published in 1942, Harry Bedwell’s The Boomer is widely considered the best railroad novel ever written.
Reviewed in: NNHS Bulletin Vol. 71, Summer 2006, NRHS, page 39.
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