The Great K and A Train Robbery
9 By Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) *
In this short novel the narrator is a superintendent on the K. & A. railroad, sometime in 2
2 the late nineteenth century. The train is robbed somewhere in the Arizona desert. Various ^
adventures involve this young superintendent. Romance is provided by a comely Q)
passenger. (Summary by David Wales) Q-
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01 Dedication and Chapter 1, The Party on Special No. 218 - 00:19:37 • 02 Chapter 02,
The Holding Up of Overland No. 3 - 00:14:16 • 03 Chapter 03, A Night's Work on the £j.
Alkali Plains - 00:14:00 • 04 Chapter 04, Some Rather Queer Road Agents - 00:12:57 #05
Chapter 05, A Trip to the Grand Canyon - 00:15:16 • 06 Chapter 06, The Happenings O
Down Hance's Trail - 00:14:54 • 07 Chapter 07, A Change of Base - 00:12:48 #08 cr
Chapter 08, How Did the Secret Leak Out? - 00:15:06 • 09 Chapter 09, A Talk Before m
-Q Breakfast - 00:11:46 • 10 Chapter 10, Waiting for Help - 00:13:03 • 11 Chapter 11, The
O Letters Change Hands Again - 00:11:53 • 12 Chapter 12, An Evening in Jail - 00:13:52 •
°* 13 Chapter 13, A Lesson in Politeness - 00:12:34 • 14 Chapter 14, Listeners Never Hear
5 Anything Good - 00:11:10 • 15 Chapter 15, The Surrender of the Letters - 00:12:16 • 16
Chapter 16, A Gloomy Good-by - 00:17:43
"O Read by David Wales; total running time: 03:43:11. Dedicated Proof-Listener: April
«J Gonzales. Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Barry Eads
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O Saturday Night (February 14, 1880). Copyright expired in US, Canada, EU, and all countries with
J2 author's life +70 yrs laws. Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public domain. 6'
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