Project Gutenberg 2012-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 129 Mears, James R. The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills; or, Beginning Anew in the Cinder Pits Produced by Dianna Adair, Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills; or, Beginning Anew in the Cinder Pits" by James R. Mears is a novel written in the early 20th century. This engaging narrative centers around the adventures of two young men, Steve Rush and Bob Jarvis, as they transition from mining to working in the challenging environment of a steel mill. The story explores themes of courage, ambition, and the harsh realities of industrial labor during a transformative era in American history. The opening portion introduces readers to the bustling world of the Steelburgh mills, where Steve Rush works in the accident department. After an incident involving an explosion in one of the pits, he must gather information and navigate the dangers surrounding the harsh work environment, including reluctant foremen and strict police. As the narrative develops, it is clear that there are complex dynamics at play between the characters, with tensions escalating through issues of blame, responsibility, and the quest for true grit in the face of adversity. The plot sets the stage for conflict and challenges that the Iron Boys will face as they pursue their ambition to learn the intricacies of steel production. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39807/39807-h/images/iron4cover.jpg Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Steel industry and trade -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 351396 2025-07-16T07:52:31.311856 text/html 355368 2012-05-26T10:43:30 text/html 452847 2025-07-16T07:52:37.422813 application/epub+zip 455430 2025-07-16T07:52:32.389818 application/epub+zip 201342 2025-07-16T07:52:31.717820 application/epub+zip 548222 2025-07-16T07:52:41.108779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507998 2025-07-16T07:52:36.688787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295277 2022-09-18T08:46:18.890696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309596 2025-07-16T07:52:30.182871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309226 2012-05-26T10:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309217 2012-05-26T10:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20653 2025-07-16T07:52:41.242764 application/rdf+xml 31047 2025-07-16T07:52:31.801812 image/jpeg 4911 2025-07-16T07:52:31.759812 image/jpeg 112838 2012-05-26T10:43:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 441795 2012-05-26T10:43:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 112812 2012-05-26T10:43:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 441706 2025-07-16T07:52:31.348856 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