Project Gutenberg 2019-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 172 Garrett, Garet 1878 1954 Garrett, Edward Peter The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel Produced by Tim Lindell, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Cinder Buggy: A Fable in Iron and Steel" by Garet Garrett is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of industry, community, and the passage of time through the story of New Damascus, a once-thriving iron town now in decline. The narrative includes various characters, such as Aaron Breakspeare, and his interactions with Enoch Gib, as well as their struggle to revitalize the iron industry against changing technologies and personal rivalries. At the start of the story, New Damascus is depicted as a town steeped in history, known primarily for its high-quality wrought iron craftsmanship despite its decline in population and enterprise. The text establishes a sense of nostalgia for the town's past greatness, while introducing key players in its current state. Characters such as bankers and tobacconists provide insights into the town's stagnation, suggesting a "curse" or "spell" upon its prosperity, while the dialogue reveals conflicting attitudes towards industry and innovation. Aaron and Enoch, the central figures, harbor ambitions to resurrect the iron industry, but their differing views on business catalyze a rivalry steeped in the emotional undercurrents of friendship and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Steel industry and trade -- Fiction Iron industry and trade -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 563061 2025-06-24T07:20:48.282805 text/html 545241 2024-10-17T14:23:15 text/html 381941 2025-06-24T07:20:57.633825 application/epub+zip 380375 2025-06-24T07:20:49.581815 application/epub+zip 328616 2025-06-24T07:20:48.932865 application/epub+zip 507989 2025-06-24T07:21:03.579266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455942 2025-06-24T07:20:56.781807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406156 2022-09-27T11:29:50.330651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521451 2025-06-24T07:20:47.021830 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501490 2024-10-17T14:23:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16859 2025-06-24T07:21:03.740217 application/rdf+xml 16630 2025-06-24T07:20:49.038862 image/jpeg 2448 2025-06-24T07:20:48.985787 image/jpeg 293230 2025-06-24T07:20:48.336827 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