Project Gutenberg 2013-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 256 Merwin, Samuel 1874 1936 Masters, F. B. (Frank B.) 1873 1955 Masters, Frank B. The Road Builders Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Road Builders" by Samuel Merwin is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work presents a vivid exploration of the challenges faced by a railroad construction crew in the Southwestern United States. The narrative mainly revolves around the chief engineer, Paul Carhart, as he manages both the logistical and interpersonal dynamics of his diverse team amid adverse conditions. The opening of the narrative introduces the setting of Sherman, a burgeoning town where the construction of a new railway station is marred by delays connected to a missing cook and the assembly of laborers on a hot spring day. As tensions rise among the workers due to the heat and long waits, characters such as Young Van, the assistant engineer, are established, highlighting their struggles with responsibilities and the looming threat of labor unrest. Young Van’s quest to track down the unreliable cook, Purple Finn, sets the tone for the ensuing chaos and the camaraderie among the engineers as they face not only the physical demands of their work but also the complexities of managing a diverse and often contentious group of workers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41825/41825-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Railroads -- United States -- Design and construction -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 370420 2025-08-17T04:48:12.353223 text/html 367836 2024-10-23T13:32:52 text/html 754879 2025-08-17T04:48:18.109231 application/epub+zip 756047 2025-08-17T04:48:13.482236 application/epub+zip 215107 2025-08-17T04:48:12.944279 application/epub+zip 873794 2025-08-17T04:48:21.771274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838265 2025-08-17T04:48:17.541273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299206 2022-09-19T06:53:55.912176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329474 2025-08-17T04:48:11.566280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 309710 2024-10-23T13:32:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16898 2025-08-17T04:48:21.922243 application/rdf+xml 26911 2025-08-17T04:48:13.036243 image/jpeg 4173 2025-08-17T04:48:12.991234 image/jpeg 726911 2025-08-17T04:48:12.420225 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