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The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand

by H. Irving Hancock

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateAdventureChildren's24 chapters
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Length
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About this book

In the rugged Arizona desert, young Clarence Farnsworth, a naive newcomer, crosses paths with the cunning gambler Jim Duff amid whispers of treacherous quicksand threatening a daring railroad project. Adventure and deception collide as the stakes rise under the scorching sun.

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Contents

24 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER II. DUFF ASSERTS HIS “RIGHTS”
03CHAPTER III. TOM MAKES A SPEECH ON GAMBLING
04CHAPTER IV. SOMEBODY STIRS THE MUD
05CHAPTER V. TOM HAS NO PLANS FOR LEAVING TOWN
06CHAPTER VI. THE GENERAL MANAGER “LOOKS IN”
07CHAPTER VII. A DYNAMITE PUZZLE
08CHAPTER VIII. READE MEETS A “KICKER” HALF WAY
09CHAPTER IX. THE MAN-KILLER CLAIMS A SACRIFICE
10CHAPTER X. HARRY FIGHTS FOR COMMAND
11CHAPTER XI. CHEATING THE MAN-KILLER
12CHAPTER XII. HOW THE TRAP WAS BAITED

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