Wrights A Novel about the South Pacific Coast Railroad |
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| Author:
| Hosler, Ray |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9769-4831-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.98 |
Book Description:
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Desperate to find an experienced blaster, the owners of the South Pacific Coast Railroad turn to the Chinese for help. Chen, veteran transcontinental railroad blaster at the Donner Summit tunnel, agrees to return to his old job, with conditions. During the arduous four-year nightmare to drill and blast four tunnels through the Santa Cruz Mountains, he faces racial discrimination, unsafe working conditions and other unimagined dangers. Wrights is the second novel in a trilogy, after...
More DescriptionDesperate to find an experienced blaster, the owners of the South Pacific Coast Railroad turn to the Chinese for help. Chen, veteran transcontinental railroad blaster at the Donner Summit tunnel, agrees to return to his old job, with conditions. During the arduous four-year nightmare to drill and blast four tunnels through the Santa Cruz Mountains, he faces racial discrimination, unsafe working conditions and other unimagined dangers. Wrights is the second novel in a trilogy, after China Grade. The third book is Powder Works. All three novels are available in a single Kindle ebook, called Broken Tools. The April 17, 2023, edition has many editorial enhancements.