Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer
Author: first_name: Henry
last_name: Dawson
Language: English
Year: 1860

Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are not just rough men, but are also brave and heroic men through descriptions of divers dangers encountered on the tracks. (Summary adapted from the Preface)