Audiobook

Daughter of a Magnate

This is an American Western without any bad guys. The main characters are trains, and the elements---snow, terrain, weather and water. Frank Spearman wrote six novels about the building, and early days, of the transcontinental railroad. This was his first. He introduces characters who will reappear in several of his later novels. Those novels all have villains. The daughter of the new owner of the railroad travels by rail with her father to see the new line and the West it covers. They encounter several dozen rough and capable employees, who constructed and run the line. They are thoroughly dedicated men; the railroad is all they know. A supervisor, Ab Glover, falls desperately in love with Gertrude Brock--the daughter of the Magnate. The story is about that love, but even more, it is about the great challenges of weather, terrain and accidents. The numerous terms Spearman uses to describe the railroad and the natural environment had this reader referring often to the dictionary. This reader feels that Spearman's novels are superior to those of the other several writers of American Westerns of the early 1900's. (Summary by Bob Rollins)

Year of Publication: 1903Genres: Westerns , Action & Adventure Fiction

Running Time: 06 hours 34 minutes 47 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	A June Water Bob R	24:50
2	An Error at Headquarters Bob R	20:33
3	Into the Mountains Bob R	17:25
4	As the Dispatcher Saw Bob R	7:15
5	An Emergency Call Bob R	7:08
6	The Cat and the Rat Bob R	12:31
7	Time Being Money Bob R	15:17
8	Splitting the Paw Bob R	14:24
9	A Truce Bob R	12:57
10	And a Shock Bob R	18:24
11	In the Lalla Rookh Bob R	14:52
12	A Slip on a Special Bob R	17:20
13	Back to the Mountains Bob R	20:02
14	Glen Tarn Bob R	20:36
15	November Bob R	14:41
16	Night Bob R	17:03
17	Storm Bob R	22:18
18	Daybreak Bob R	17:17
19	Suspense Bob R	25:10
20	Deepening Waters Bob R	20:49
21	Pilot Bob R	9:32
22	The South Arete Bob R	24:09
23	Business Bob R	20:14