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HULLUN YRITYS
ALBION W. TOURGÉE
KUNNIOITETULLE ROMANI-KIRJASTON LUKIALLE.
II LUKU.
III LUKU.
IV LUKU.
V LUKU,
VI LUKU.
VII LUKU.
A restless young journalist in post‑Civil‑War America becomes convinced that the nation’s future hinges on a single, audacious plan: to unite rival frontier towns through a daring railway scheme. Fueled by idealism and a streak of recklessness, he gathers a motley crew of engineers, financiers, and settlers, each drawn by the promise of progress and personal redemption.
As the iron rails begin to cut across untamed landscapes, old grudges surface and unexpected obstacles test the group’s resolve. Alliances shift, and the line between visionary ambition and reckless folly grows ever thinner. Listeners will find themselves caught up in the era’s bustling optimism while questioning how far one should go in the name of a “fool’s errand.
Language
fi
Duration
~14 hours (861K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2012-04-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1838–1905
A Civil War veteran turned novelist, lawyer, and outspoken reformer, he wrote some of the most vivid fiction about Reconstruction and the struggle for equal rights in the postwar South. His life moved between battlefield experience, courtroom battles, and a determined effort to tell uncomfortable truths.
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