{"product_id":"2940012809537","title":"THE TAMING OF RED BUTTE WESTERN (THE EARLY RAILROADS)","description":"THE TAMING OF RED BUTTE WESTERN...The Red Butte Western is a railroad in the Southwest. \u003cbr\u003e245 Pages In Print.  This novel is for anyone who wants to know more about early life on the railroads!\u003cbr\u003eWhen the owners decide to do away with the long prevailing lawless conditions on the road they choose a young engineer to go out there and do the \"taming.\" Having failed hopelessly on one memorable occasion to display any manly courage, he believes himself to be a physical coward and consequently wholly unfit for the task. He confesses this feeling to the vice-president of the road, but this fails to shake the official's confidence in the young man. He has a hard struggle against lawlessness, strikes, collisions, wrecks and bloodshed, but wins out and proves beyond a doubt that he is possessed of no small amount of physical and moral courage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis novel tells the story of a badly run Western railroad that runs through the Unitah Hills and serves a rich mining district. The railroad is being bled white by crooks who work for the railroad and unscrupulous mine owners who exploit the troubled railroad whenever possible, and as a result, the troubled line is close to bankruptcy. Not only are box cars being raided and freight stolen, even the good guys engage in some shenanigans that don't hold up to the light of day. For example, when a new Eirie crane is shipped over the Red Butte Western, the roadmaster notices that it is a newer, larger, and more powerful version than the railroad owns. So while the trains rest overnight in the yard, he repaints the old wrecker to match the numbering on the new crane, and renumbers the new to match the old, and send the smaller crane along to the purchaser. The stockholders send out an Eastern college educated dude, whom the Westerners immedately deride as \"Collars and Cuffs\" to take charge of the road and make it pay. He is met with opposition from within and without, and Francis Lynde manages to work in a romance as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking for another good book?  Just click on the name \"TLC BOOKS\" at the top of the page, next to the title, or write \"\" at the search box …TLC BOOKS …you will be taken to our main page, where you will be able to peruse all the titles…many are Christian and Wholesome titles.","brand":"TLC BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081677291760,"sku":"2940012809537","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012809537_p0.jpg?v=1763572896","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012809537","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}