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The Steam-Shovel Man

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The Steam-Shovel Man (1913)
by Ralph D. Paine, illustrated by B. J. Rosenmeyer

Young Walter Goodwin dreams of improving his family fortunes as a tiny cog in the machinery creating the Panama Canal across the Atlantic ocean. His will seems indomitable, immovable; but seemingly irresistible forces, including a Panamanian gunrunner with a smarmy parrot, and a landslide, may test his self-belief.

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[Front matter]

THE STEAM-SHOVEL MAN

BOOKS BY RALPH D. PAINE
PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS


CAMPUS DAYS. Illustrated, 12mo $1.50

SANDY SAWYER, SOPHOMORE. Illustrated. 12mo $l.50

THE STROKE OAR. Illustrated, 12mo $1.50

THE FUGITIVE FRESHMAN. Illustrated. 12mo $1.50

THE HEAD COACH. Illustrated. 12mo $1.50

COLLEGE YEARS. Illustrated, 12mo $1.50


THE STEAM-SHOVEL MAN. Illustrated. 12mo net $1.00

THE DRAGON AND THE CROSS. Illustrated 12mo $1.25

THE WRECKING MASTER. Illustrated. 12mo $1.25

A CADET OF THE BLACK STAR LINE Illustrated, 12mo $1.25


THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN O'SHEA. 12mo net $1.35

He stood at the brink of this tremendous chasm

THE
STEAM-SHOVEL MAN

By
RALPH D. PAINE

ILLUSTRATED BY
B. J. ROSENMEYER


NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1913

Copyright, 1913, by
Charles Scribner's Sons


Published September, 1913

CONTENTS


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  2. I.
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  3. II.
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    24
  4. III.
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  5. IV.
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  6. V.
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  7. VI.
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  8. VII.
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  9. VIII.
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  10. IX.
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    172
  11. X.
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    193

ILLUSTRATIONS


  1. He stood at the brink of this tremendous chasm
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    Frontispiece
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    Facing Page
  3. Lifting his feet very high and setting them down with the greatest caution
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    50
  4. "Viva Panama! Pobre Colombia! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
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    108
  5. "Report to me as soon as you come back. And bring Goodwin with you"
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    144

THE STEAM-SHOVEL MAN

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


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