New York.: Greenberg, Publisher., 1948. No print line.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has front flap edge tear, lower 3 inches, with corner creasing. Sun-fade to jacket spine. Soil to rear jacket.. 1 Brown cloth over boards; black spine titles. xii, 327 p. 21 cm. B&W photos, portraits, facsimiles. Biography: George Francis Train, who reputedly had a enough 19th century adventures for nine men. At age 19, he helped build the last of the Clipper Ships, then almost became president of the abortive 5-star Republic in Australia; in Europe he spent time with "kings and communists"; built the first tramways in England; met the Grand Duke in Moscow; "aroused" the Queen of Spain to invest in building a Pennsylvania railroad; returned to England near the Civil War outbreak, as a lone defender of the Union cause (re: Trent affair); came back to Boston politics and finance; aided the Union Pacific effort; launched Credit Mobilier and Credit Foncier; bought half of pioneering Omaha; ran for president on a wildcat ticket; then ran for Dictator of America; became the model for Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg, racing around the world in 80 days; was at the central to the Beecher scandal; and rushed to aid the controversial Victoria Claflin Woodhull--later being imprisoned and declared a lunatic. He ended his life a "park bench philosopher", championing the cause of children, but without funds. Index. bibliography.

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Alibris.0001317
Title: The Nine Lives of Citizen Train
Author: Thornton, Willis
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has front flap edge tear, lower 3 inches, with corner creasing. Sun-fade to jacket spine. Soil
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: No print line.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenberg, Publisher.
Place of Publication: New York.
Date Published: 1948
Keywords: 19th century American entrepreneur, adventurer|Tramway|Union Pacific|Pennsylvania railroad|Melbourne five-star republic|Trent affair|Beecher Scandal|Victoria Claflin Woodhull|Credit Foncier|Jules Verne
Bookseller catalogs: US History & American Studies;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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