| I. | LIFE AMONG THE COAL PITS, | 9 | | | II. | MENDING AND MAKING—LITTLE BOB, | 19 | | | III. | WHO BEGAN RAILROADS?—"PUFFING BILLY," | 30 | | | IV. | TWO CITIES THAT WANTED TO GET NEAR EACH OTHER—A NEW FRIEND, | 38 | | | V. | HUNTING UP HIS OWN WORK—AN ENTERPRISING QUAKER—WHAT WAS THE RESULT? | 46 | | | VI. | THE TWO CITIES TRYING AGAIN—BUGBEARS, | 58 | | | VII. | GRAPPLING WITH DIFFICULTIES—THE BOG—A PUZZLE—THE PRIZE OFFER, | 72 | | | VIII. | ROBERT'S RETURN—A CURIOUS ENCOUNTER—THE PRIZE ENGINE, | 86 | | | IX. | OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD—DIFFICULTIES VANISH—A NEW ERA, | 102 | | | X. | THE STEPHENSON CENTENARY—HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE, | 121 |
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