Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson

Author: John Albert] [Clippinger

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019768426

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"Sam Johnson" offers a unique perspective on the railroad industry in the mid-19th century. Author John Albert Clippinger draws on his own experiences as a telegraph operator to tell the story of Sam Johnson, a railroad worker with a keen eye for detail. His observations shed new light on the inner workings of the transportation industry and the people who made it run. Anyone with an interest in history or transportation will enjoy this informative and entertaining book. 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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson

Author: Samson Samson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-17

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9781528582490

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Excerpt from Sam Johnson: The Experience and Observations of a Railroad Telegraph Operator Tms book has been written for a two-fold purpose. First, to give the public an insight into the social life of railroaders; a near view of the daily and nightly workings of the busy bees that manipulate the two greatest modern agents of civilization electricity and steam. It is hoped that the panorama here presented will lead to a better understanding of the duties and responsibilities of railroaders, and to a corresponding ap preciation of their arduous labors while promoting the safety and comfort of the traveling public. Secondly, I believe, with Charles Lamb, that a laugh is worth a hun dred groans in any market; and with Carlyle, that no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed, can be altogether irreclaimably bad; and also with Addison, who charmingly says: If we consider the frequent reliefs we receive from laughter, and how often it breaks the gloom which is apt to depress the mind, one would take care not to grow too wise for so' great a pleasure of life. Holding to these views, I have endeavored to cull from the inexhaust ible fund of Sam Johnson's experience and observations those incidents of actual occurrence which, while illustrating some particular phase of rail road life, shall also excite laughter and good feeling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience
The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience

Author: H. Roger Grant

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2022-11

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 025306435X

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Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of local frontline workers that kept the country's vast rail network running. Virtually every community with a railroad connection had a depot and an agent. These men and occasionally women became the official representatives of their companies and were highly respected. They met the public when they sold tickets, planned travel itineraries, and reported freight and express shipments. Additionally, their first-hand knowledge of Morse code made them the most informed in town. But as times changed, so did the role of, and the need for, the station agent. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of vintage photographs, The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience, brings back to life the day-to-day experience of the station agent and captures the evolution of railroad operations as technology advanced.

Telegraphic Realism
Telegraphic Realism

Author: Richard Menke

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780804756914

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Telegraphic Realism demonstrates the connections between British nineteenth-century fiction, media technologies, and developing ideas about information, from the postage stamp to wireless.