Project Gutenberg 2024-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 200 Lynde, Francis 1856 1930 Fogarty, Thomas 1873 1938 Fogarty, Thomas J. The Donovan chance $aNew York :$bCharles Scribner's Sons, $c1920, copyright 1921. Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Donovan Chance" by Francis Lynde is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around Larry Donovan, a young railroad worker who grapples with his ambitions and familial responsibilities in a dynamic setting filled with adventure and challenges in the railroading industry. The book primarily explores themes of opportunity and aspiration as Larry seeks to transcend his current role and provide a better future for his family. The opening of the novel introduces Larry Donovan as he finishes his shift at a locomotive roundhouse, reflecting on his dissatisfaction with his job and contemplating his aspirations. His conversation with his father illustrates the weight of familial expectations and the burden of responsibility on Larry's shoulders, especially as he ponders the future of his siblings. As the narrative progresses, an emergency arises when a runaway locomotive threatens a freight train, compelling Larry and his friend Dick Maxwell to act heroically. Their daring chase to stop the chaotic runaway sets the stage for Larry’s journey, highlighting his courage and initiating his quest for greater opportunities in the railroad business. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433112006691 20201017101242lynde 1920 US Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Nevada -- Juvenile fiction Man-women relationships -- Juvenile fiction Male friendship -- Juvenile fiction Railroad engineers -- Juvenile fiction Middle class families -- Juvenile fiction Railroad construction workers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 406703 2025-06-29T12:56:55.120010 text/html 381759 2024-12-06T22:53:36 text/html 1881275 2025-06-29T12:57:02.017966 application/epub+zip 1878347 2025-06-29T12:56:56.699082 application/epub+zip 442077 2025-06-29T12:56:55.813994 application/epub+zip 2563318 2025-06-29T12:57:05.836977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2530858 2025-06-29T12:57:01.179967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370144 2025-06-29T12:56:54.223019 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 350232 2024-12-06T22:53:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17291 2025-06-29T12:57:05.992939 application/rdf+xml 25764 2025-06-29T12:56:56.018023 image/jpeg 3586 2025-06-29T12:56:55.915005 image/jpeg 2011946 2025-06-29T12:56:55.188105 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