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Jun 01, 2009
Peter
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Merwin and Webster have crafted a very good novel. It may not be the best writing, but it is inspiring. While a minor work, its content is really worth reading. Charlie Bannon is the kind of capable manager most people would like to work for. He is hard-driving, but fair.
The setting of the story is a project to build a huge grain elevator and loading/unloading facilities in Chicago, large enough to get grain to the market to head off shrewd traders who are trying to corner the market More...
The setting of the story is a project to build a huge grain elevator and loading/unloading facilities in Chicago, large enough to get grain to the market to head off shrewd traders who are trying to corner the market More...
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Jul 30, 2010
Pat
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I'm not surprised that Calumet K pushed all of Ayn Rand's buttons: strong, hard-working, honest man Charlie Bannon achieves great things - construction of a two-million-bushel grain elevator - despite the interference of mediocre men.
But that's not the reason to read it. Calumet K is a fascinating view into labor, language & manners, circa 1901. I liked the details of construction, the interesting slang, and the incredibly restrained way the characters interacted (when they weren't a More...
But that's not the reason to read it. Calumet K is a fascinating view into labor, language & manners, circa 1901. I liked the details of construction, the interesting slang, and the incredibly restrained way the characters interacted (when they weren't a More...
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