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For readers who enjoy nineteenth century America and Britain, business and railway history, and the voice of a showman telling his own story.
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George Francis Train was an American merchant, railway promoter and restless traveller. He lived from 1829 to 1904, and he put his memories into this book near the end of his life. It was published in the early 1900s, when he was an old man known in New York as a strange figure who sat in a park and talked to children. The book asks you to see that man as he saw himself, as a builder of lines, ships and fortunes on three continents.
You get a life told at speed. There are shipping offices in Boston and Liverpool, a gold rush city in Australia, street railways laid in England, and the first great railroad across the American plains. There are also prisons, public speeches, a race around the globe and a run for the presidency. Train is vain, boastful and often funny, and he wants you to know it all happened. Let us begin with where he came from and how he got his start.
En este resumen
- 1A Boston boy made by lossFree
- 2Ships, gold and Australia
- 3Street railways in Britain
- 4The railroad across the plains
- 5Prisons, politics and a trip around the world
- 6The old man in the park
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A Boston boy made by loss
Train was born in Boston in 1829. As a small child he lost his parents and sisters to yellow fever in New Orleans, and he was raised by relatives in Massachusetts. Those early years give the memoir its first note, which is that he had to make his own way from a young age.
He grew up in a religious household, and his school years were short. He was sharp with figures and eager for action, so he went to work early. A family connection to the Boston shipping house of Enoch Train gave him a place in the business of the sea, which was then the great business of the age.
That was a good time to be young and ambitious in a port. Clipper ships were racing across the oceans, and merchants who could read the markets grew rich fast. Train learned how cargo, credit and timing worked together. He also learned that a bold man who spoke well could win the trust of older men with money.
He tells these years with energy and with his own pride in how quickly he rose. The early chapters show where his habits came from. He liked big plans, he liked to be seen, and he believed that a clever idea backed by nerve could change a place.
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About 5 h 30 min to read.Questions about Mi vida en muchos estados y en tierras extranjeras
What is My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands about?
It is the memoir of George Francis Train, who tells of his work in shipping, trade in Australia, street railways in Britain, the Union Pacific railroad, his travels around the world, and his public and political adventures.
Who was George Francis Train?
He was a Boston born American businessman and promoter who lived from 1829 to 1904. He was known for railway and tramway schemes, for fast trips around the world, and for his eccentric public life in New York.
Did George Francis Train inspire Around the World in Eighty Days?
Some writers say his 1870 trip around the world influenced Jules Verne, but this is a popular claim and not firmly proven. Train himself liked the link, and it is part of his legend.
Is Train's memoir a reliable true account?
It is a real autobiography, but it is his own version and reflects his pride.
Is the book hard to read?
No. The language is plain and lively, with a showman's voice.