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A story for would-be captains of industry which follows the enterprise of putting thru a difficult section of railroad, with no obstacle wanting that “nature, rivals, inside treachery and high finance” could present. The young engineer with the determination of a Titan surmounts them all. He “outgeneraled and outfought the unscrupulous old grafters and finally brought some of the more decent among their enemies over to his own way of thinking.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Fairly good reading for its class.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + | Bookm. 26: 164. O. ’07. 270w. |
“This story is not so powerful as the title intimates.”
| + − | Ind. 63: 1006. O. 24, ’07. 130w. |
“Capital reading, even if it may seem wildly exaggerated at points.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 540. S. 7, ’07. 350w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 20w. |
“The book is crisply written, has action and life, and holds the interest throughout.”