The man from Steamtown
Subtitle: the story of F. Nelson Blount
By: James R. Adair
Publisher: Moody Press
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
Copyright date: 1967
Subjects: Blount, F. Nelson, 1918-
Notes: "Clams and cranberries ... a millionaire railroad engineer ... the largest collection of steam locomotives in the United States ... tragedy and Christian commitment ... and at the center of all of it a unique personality -- The Man from Steamtown." - Jacket.
Table of contents: title: How this book began; title: Steam discovered; title: The train chasers; title: The girl from Poppasquash; title: A million from the sea; title: A telegram and adventure; title: Live free or die; title: Edaville's two-footers; title: A skidding car; title: Steam over Steamtown; title: On the right track; title: A family affair; title: A town steams; title: Reluctant Teddy; title: A new owner for Staghead; title: Highballing it to Vermont; title: Steamtown today and tomorrow; title: Whistle-stopping for the Lord; title: Caboose; title: Epilogue : A personal word from F. Nelson Blount