| I. | LIFE AMONG THE COAL PITS, | [9] |
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| II. | MENDING AND MAKING—LITTLE BOB, | [19] |
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| III. | WHO BEGAN RAILROADS?—"PUFFING BILLY," | [30] |
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| IV. | TWO CITIES THAT WANTED TO GET NEAR EACH OTHER—A NEW FRIEND, | [38] |
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| V. | HUNTING UP HIS OWN WORK—AN ENTERPRISING QUAKER—WHAT WAS THE RESULT? | [46] |
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| VI. | THE TWO CITIES TRYING AGAIN—BUGBEARS, | [58] |
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| VII. | GRAPPLING WITH DIFFICULTIES—THE BOG—A PUZZLE—THE PRIZE OFFER, | [72] |
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| VIII. | ROBERT'S RETURN—A CURIOUS ENCOUNTER—THE PRIZE ENGINE, | [86] |
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| IX. | OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD—DIFFICULTIES VANISH—A NEW ERA, | [102] |
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| X. | THE STEPHENSON CENTENARY—HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE, | [121] |