{ "item_title" : "The Boomer", "item_author" : [" Harry Bedwell", "James D. Porterfield "], "item_description" : "Eddie Sand is railroading with a capital R. A boomer, Eddie travels the country making a living as a telegraph operator wherever he finds himself. Never content to sit behind a desk or undertake the upkeep of a blonde, Eddie's courage, restlessness, and cunning lead him to high adventure. Harry Bedwell's The Boomer portrays an elite fraternity of railroad men--men who were driven by one of the defining elements of the American character: a desire to wander. They were the glamour and glory of railroading, and no one was better equipped to tell their story than Bedwell. He reveals the behind-the-scenes battles that were fought to keep the trains running. This edition also includes a glossary of railroad slang and a bibliography of Bedwell's work. Originally published in 1942, Harry Bedwell's The Boomer is widely considered the best railroad novel ever written. An exciting yarn in sinewy prose . . . it has almost everything except sound effects. -- New York Herald Tribune Harry Bedwell (1888-1955) is the author of more than sixty short stories. The Boomer is his only novel. James D. Porterfield is the author of several books, including From the Dining Car: The Recipes and Stories behind Today's Greatest Rail Dining Experiences.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/81/664/906/0816649065_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "16.95", "online_price" : "16.95", "our_price" : "16.95", "club_price" : "16.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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