The Day the Whistles Cried

by Betsy Thorpe

This tragic tale, set against a backdrop of wartime urgency and human error, unfolds in the midst of the racial and societal divisions of the early twentieth century.

The Day the Whistles Cried

Author: Betsy Thorpe

Publisher: Ideas Into Books Westview

ISBN: 9781628800401

Page: 278

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People are drawn to legendary disaster stories such as that of the Titanic, seeking hope and heroism among the wreckage. The Day The Whistles Cried is a true disaster tale, filled with real people and their lives. Reading about America's worst train wreck is opening a window into Time. Two steam locomotives collide head-on in a cornfield at the edge of Nashville on July 9, 1918, taking the lives of more than a hundred people and injuring at least 300 others. This tragic tale, set against a backdrop of wartime urgency and human error, unfolds in the midst of the racial and societal divisions of the early twentieth century. Segregation and cultural mores helped decide who would perish and who would survive this cataclysmic event, resulting in a book that is more than fact: a riveting story of decided historical impact. The Day the Whistles Cried reveals the railroad system in action in its heyday. Romance and adventure, systems and rules, architecture and machinery. Its sub-culture was intrinsic to America's economy and people.

Baby Days

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She is just a little bad to - day , ” said Susie , shaking her . “ Well , then , let ' s
whistle her to sleep . ” And Ben , taking a willow whistle out of his pocket , blew a
long note . « Oh , how beautiful ! ” cried Susie . “ Do let me try . ” “ I mean to give it
to ...

Baby Days

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Day My Mother Cried and Other Stories

by William D. Kaufman

He got a lot of applause and a few cheers and whistles, which Miss Winchester
stifled with one of her steely glares. The old lady in the wheelchair didn't speak,
but her daughter did. She told us her mother heeded President Lincoln's urgent ...

Day My Mother Cried and Other Stories

Author: William D. Kaufman

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

ISBN: 0815651252

Page: 195

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The lasting charm of Kaufman’s stories lies in a delightful mix of personal incidents and observations set against an anchoring backdrop of cultural tradition. His new collection is filled with tales from his parents’ homeland in the Ukraine, his own childhood reminiscences, and his adult travels. We watch the young author forced alongside "every Jewish boy on the block" to emulate Yehudi Menuhin on a ten-dollar violin with a moldy bow until the boy is spared by an innate lack of talent and his father’s judgment of his concert: "Enough is enough is more than enough." Kaufman is carefully attuned to the awkwardness of adulthood as well as to that of early adolescence. In "Interlude in Bangkok," his narrator scours the city for a synagogue while pursued by a prostitute. Later he and a friend encounter Greta Garbo in a museum café and are too frightened to approach her. "I am not she," intones the mysterious movie star, and in his own way, Kaufman says that of himself in these stories through an autobiograp

Arbor and Bird Day Annual for Wisconsin Schools

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Down by the gate of the orchard This Saturday afternoon , Harry and Arthur and
Willie Are getting their whistles in tune . ... Whistle , O whistle ! ” cries Willie . “
Never such echoes could be Coaxed from a twig of the willow As wait in my
whistle ...

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St Nicholas

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Every day Susie's mother filled Ben's basket with bread , meat , and a little tea
and sugar for his grandmother . ... And Ben , taking a willow whistle out of his
pocket , blew a long note . “ Oh , how beautiful ! ” cried Susie . “ Do let me try .

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Locomotive Firemen s Magazine

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The present number demonCHICAGO . strates its strength of will to do , to dare ,
PAPA'S WHISTLE . and even to die for justice , truth and humanity . ... The wintry
winds and the falling snow taken against the oppressors of your fellowKeep
Nellie indoors to - day ; men , I would like to ... to She knows that whistle : “ That's
Papa , " ishe cries , use every means at their command to imAs she claps her
hands in ...

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Even the Land Cries

by Lainey May

Riding further west, Patrick rode into Jared's camp in the heat of the day. He
dismounted hastily, pulled his riding ... The sound of a stock whip and whistles
could be heard, and then the creaking of a wagon. The oxen were complaining at
the ...

Even the Land Cries

Author: Lainey May

Publisher: Balboa Press

ISBN: 1452524939

Page: 142

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Set against the backdrop of Australia in the 1860s—a vast and beautiful land that protects more secrets than it gives up—the displaced peoples of two nations were thrown together in a fierce struggle to exist in an isolated, inhospitable landscape. Caught between the harsh climate, nature, and the darkest sides of man, life in the wild remoteness of south eastern, West Australia was not for the weak of heart. Inspired by historical events from Australia’s wild history in the long ago, Even the Land Cries! takes readers inside the rugged land and the strong, resilient people who sought to tame it. Jared Ryan, a bold and spirited young man of twenty, sets out to find and claim his far-flung property with his younger brother Liam at his side. Together, the brothers must call upon their raw courage to survive amidst innumerable dangers to open up farming land. Their plans are complicated by the many characters who also called this beautiful but wild land their home; heroes, heroines, and scoundrels. They’re all brought together, against a diabolical backdrop of lust, treachery, and anarchy that would change each of their lives forever. Bigotry, lies, disgrace, outrage, treason, betrayal, and forbidden love will either motivate these young souls into forces for good or for evil, which in turn will impact the land. If they can survive the many challenges this harsh new life demands of them, they just may come to love the land as their own.

Annual Report

by United States National Museum

and a second one was taken just now , so there are two of our numb missing to -
day . ... When the people heard this , they cried : “ Oh , do not go What shall we
do without you , the only one who can speak with ... The whistles were still heard .

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and a second one was taken just now , so there are two of our number missing to
- day . If the supernatural ... When the people heard this , they cried : “ Oh , do not
go ! ... Then they were quiet , but the whistles continued to be heard . Goaʻlg ...

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Report of the National Museum

by United States National Museum

Then they were quiet , but the whistles continued to be heard . G • a'lg axola said
: “ You have failed to drive away the spirits with this song . ” Then Nu'xnēmîs gave
another rap and cried “ hama ma ma . ' ' Then all the people began to strike ...

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Diprose s Standard Song Book and Reciter Comic and sentimental

by John Diprose

When Pat came o'er the hills , his Callcen for to see , His whistle low and shrill ,
his signal was to be ; ( Shrill whistle . ) “ Oh ! Mary , ” the mother cried , “ there's
some one whistling sure . ” “ Oh ! mother ... That's all very well in the day , but
then I may remark , That pigs no more than we , can see anything in the dark . “
Now I'm ...

Diprose s Standard Song Book and Reciter Comic and sentimental

Author: John Diprose

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Not in a Day

by George Sumner Albee

Gasoline torches winked orange and the river winked back at them , dappled
horses plunged into jingling harness , the gilded wagonwheels thundered , shrill
whistles cried as sadly as loons , and up into the darkening sky soared the great
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Not in a Day

Author: George Sumner Albee

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The Poacher Hunter

by Robert Turley

By the wide swathe of the Ewaso Nyiro River a bird chorus of whoops, whistles
and cries can be heard. The river is at its best in the Reserve, broad and sluggish
with a large population of crocodile seen on sandbanks at almost every bend.

The Poacher Hunter

Author: Robert Turley

Publisher: AuthorHouse

ISBN: 1452031231

Page: 172

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Grant Robinson, newly retired as a Police Chief Superintendent, now had the opportunity to exercise his lifelong interest in animal photography. His planned trip would take him to the Maasai Mara, the Serengeti and the NgoroNgoro Crater. Little did he realise that his desire to take photographs of the "welcome dance," would dramatically alter his plans. What does Kiambu, the Nairobi Commissioner of Police want with Grant Robinson? Who murdered Pili? Is the Governor of the Bank of Kenya as honest and scrupulous as he appears? What is the connection between Maalik and Roobie the restaurateur? What is the meaning of the "Elephant Mark"? How did the death of Dominik cause a major smuggling route to be closed? Grant Robinson has to face these challenges, as well as many others, as he becomes The Poacher Hunter.