Project Gutenberg 2008-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 197 Robins, Edward 1862 1943 Chasing an Iron Horse; Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Produced by Roger Frank, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chasing an Iron Horse; Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War" by Edward Robins is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and follows a daring and adventurous plot that revolves around a young boy named George Knight. He becomes embroiled in a dangerous mission with Union soldiers, aiming to disrupt Confederate railways and aid the Northern cause. The opening of the novel introduces George and other Union soldiers, led by a man named Andrews, as they gather in the woods to discuss a risky plan to capture a train and burn strategic bridges in the South. The scene is set on a stormy night in Tennessee, where tension and excitement build as Andrews makes a compelling case for the mission. George, driven by the desire to join the fight and prove himself, takes a letter to Andrews and overhears the perilous details of the operation. The chapter establishes the stakes involved in their risky endeavor and introduces key characters, including the brave and resourceful George, setting up an adventure filled with suspense and determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction Railroad stories PZ PS Text US Civil War Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 374442 2025-08-11T06:56:46.068258 text/html 389785 2008-10-12T12:24:16 text/html 313365 2025-08-11T06:56:50.959169 application/epub+zip 317531 2025-08-11T06:56:46.803210 application/epub+zip 175293 2025-08-11T06:56:46.422217 application/epub+zip 433889 2025-08-11T06:56:54.289155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400519 2025-08-11T06:56:50.547163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260497 2022-09-12T11:48:23.374952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325294 2025-08-11T06:56:45.354192 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325097 2008-10-12T12:24:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325088 2008-10-12T12:24:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21252 2025-08-11T06:56:54.426154 application/rdf+xml 15468 2025-08-11T06:56:46.497176 image/jpeg 2797 2025-08-11T06:56:46.460192 image/jpeg 121787 2008-10-12T12:24:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 299126 2008-10-12T12:24:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 121762 2008-10-12T12:24:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 298332 2025-08-11T06:56:46.110212 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia