Casey Jones
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Listen to the story of the railroads greatest hero!Now all of this happeneda hundred years agobut its a story that everyoneought to knowcause the railroad back thenwas the mightiest thingand the loco engineerwas the Iron Horse King!With action-packed, intricately detailed pictures and text that whistles off the page, here is the tale of the locomotive engineer John Luther Casey Jones, who died at his post with one hand on the whistle and the other on the air-brake lever -- a hero to the end.Drummond paints a lively picture of railroading in its heyday as he tells the story of an American legend.
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Listen to the story of the railroad's greatest hero! With action-packed, intricately detailed pictures and text that whistles off the page, here is the tale of John Luther Casey Jones, the locomotive engineer who died at his post with one hand on the whistle and the other on the air-brake lever, slowing the train enough to save every passenger on board. A beloved American legend, retold with power and drama.
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