Length4h 23m
About this audiobook
A young, ambitious engineer is sent into the deep woods to construct a crucial railway line, only to face aggressive sabotage from a rival timber baron. The unforgiving terrain and relentless attacks force him and his loyal crew into a desperate, tactical battle for survival and success. With millions of dollars and personal honor on the line, every spike driven into the ground becomes a hard-won victory. It is a fast-paced tale of industrial espionage, gritty determination, and engineering triumphs against all odds.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Horror
Length4 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER ONE—THE TRYING-OUT OF ONE RODNEY PARKER, ASSISTANT ENGINEER
2CHAPTER TWO—THE WHIM THAT PROJECTED THE FAMOUS “POQUETTE CARRY RAILROAD”
3CHAPTER THREE—ENGINEER PARKER GETS FINAL ORDERS FOR “THE LAND OF THE GIDEONITES.”
4CHAPTER FOUR—IN WHICH THE DOUGHTY “SWAMP SWOGON” ASTONISHES SUNKHAZE SETTLEMENT
5CHAPTER FIVE—HOW COLONEL GIDEON WAS BACKED DOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE
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6CHAPTER SIX—IN WHICH “THE CAT-HERMIT OF MOXIE” CASTS HIS SHADOW LONG BEFORE HIM
7CHAPTER SEVEN—HOW “THE FRESH-WATER CORSAIRS” CAME TO SUNKHAZE
8CHAPTER EIGHT—THE LOCOMOTIVE THAT WENT SWIMMING AND THE ENGINEER WHO WAS STOLEN
9CHAPTER NINE—UP THE WINDING WAY TO THE “OGRE OF THE BIG WOODS.”
10CHAPTER TEN—THE WANGAN DUEL
11CHAPTER ELEVEN—THE BEAR THAT WALKED LIKE A MAN
12CHAPTER TWELVE—THE STRANGE “CAT-HERMIT OF MOXIE”
13CHAPTER THIRTEEN—THE BEAR OF THE BIG WOODS “BAITED” AFTER HIS OWN FASHION
14CHAPTER FOURTEEN—HOW RODNEY PARKER PAID AN HONEST DEBT
15CHAPTER FIFTEEN—THE DAY WHEN POQUETTE BURST WIDE OPEN
16CHAPTER SIXTEEN—THE PACT THAT OPENED RODNEY PARKER'S PROFESSIONAL FUTURE
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