Author: Jill Lenk Schilp Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476682585 Category : Pets Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
This is the story of the vagabond canines that hopped on railroads across the United States, often becoming celebrities and national heroes. Chapters introduce canines like Owney, guardian of the railway mail service; Fala, FDR's beloved dog and train-companion; Annie, the Colorado railway ambassador; the K9 patrols who watch over the tracks; and many more. As railroads were changing America, these raildogs were changing the people who lived and worked in rail communities. For the dogs of the railways, home became the hearts of the people of the railroad. More than the dogs themselves, this book is about the human-animal relationship between a dog and a community and moments in history where that relationship symbolized the quest for home and belonging, a search that humans often share with our canine travelers.
Author: Corinne Fenton Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 0763680974 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
Bob the Railway Dog was everyone's friend in the early days of the Australian railroad. Based on a real dog who rode the rails in the late nineteenth century.
Author: Olwyn M. Parker Publisher: ISBN: 9781921596964 Category : Dogs Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Set amidst South Australia's beautiful but isolated mid-north, The Railway Dog tells the true story of Bob, a scruffy brown stray, bought on impulse by a local railway man as a gift for his wife -- and setting in motion the beginnings of a legend... Recognized near and far for his cheery bark, waving tail, and devotion to train travel -- Bob quickly became a beloved member of the tight knit railway community. Charming, humorous, and at times intensely moving, the adventures of Bob the Railway Dog, entwined with the lives of the fascinating people he meets on his journeys -- make for an inspiring and touching Australian story.
Author: Olwyn M. Parker Publisher: Brolga Pub. ISBN: 9781922175397 Category : Dogs Languages : en Pages : 101
Book Description
Set amidst South Australia's beautiful but isolated mid-north, The Railway Dog tells the true story of Bob, a scruffy brown stray, bought on impulse by a local railway man as a gift for his wife - setting in motion the beginnings of a legend... Recognised near and far for his cheery bark, waving tail, and devotion to train travel - Bob quickly became a beloved member of the tight knit railway community. Charming, humorous, and at times intensely moving, the adventures of Bob the Railway Dog, entwined with the lives of the fascinating people he meets on his journeys - make for an inspiring and touching Australian story.
Author: Jill Lenk Schilp
Author: Corinne Fenton
Author: Olwyn M. Parker
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Author: Olwyn M. Parker
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Author: New South Wales. Commissioner for Railways
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