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  • Casey Jones

    M. J. York, Michael Garland

    language (The Child's World, Inc., Jan. 1, 2014)
    Based on a real person, this tall tale tells the story of legendary train engineer Casey Jones and his heroic last ride on the Cannonball Express.
  • Casey Jones

    Stephen Krensky, Mark Schroder

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions TM, Aug. 1, 2007)
    Casey Jones was the most famous railroad engineer there ever was. Casey had one hang up. He had to be on time. He expected his trains to be on time too. One night Casey was asked to drive a train that was far behind schedule. He got that train running as fast as she could go. Would Casey make it on time? Hop on board and find out what made this railroad engineer an American hero in this fast-paced tale.
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  • Casey Jones

    Allan Drummond

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), March 23, 2001)
    Listen to the story of the railroad's greatest hero!Now all of this happeneda hundred years agobut it's a story that everyoneought to know'cause the railroad back thenwas the mightiest thingand the loco engineerwas the Iron Horse King! With action-packed, intricately detailed pictures and text that whistles off the page, here is the tale of the locomotive engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones, who died at his post with one hand on the whistle and the other on the air-brake lever -- a hero to the end. Drummond paints a lively picture of railroading in its heyday as he tells the story of an American legend.
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  • Casey Jones

    Andrea P Smith

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Casey Jones is best known for his work as a railroad engineer and for his dramatic death, which occurred when he was trying to stop his trainnamed Cannonballin order to save lives. This volume details Casey Jones's life and the tragic railroad accident that catapulted him to fame. Illustrated and narrated through the graphic-novel format, this volume is an excellent tool for getting students interested in history and reading.
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  • Casey Jones

    Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson, Francis Balistreri

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1987)
    The life of the railroad engineer, famous for always bringing his train in on time, and whose last ride on the Cannonball Express inspired the well-known ballad.
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  • Casey Jones

    M. J. York, Michael Garland

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Tells the legend of Casey Jones, the speedy train engineer who died saving his passengers from a train collision.
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  • Casey Jones

    Stephen Krensky, Mark Schroder

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Oct. 15, 2006)
    Presents the life of the railroad engineer who was famous for always bringing his train in on time and whose brave actions during his last ride on the Cannonball Express saved the lives of all of the passengers and inspired the well-known ballad.
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  • Casey Jones

    Marianne Johnston

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, July 1, 2001)
    Describes the life and the legend of the locomotive engineer known as Casey Jones, who deliberately stayed on a train that was about to crash so that he could slow it down before anyone else got hurt.
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  • Casey Jones

    Andrea P. Smith

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Casey Jones is best known for his work as a railroad engineer and for his dramatic death, which occurred when he was trying to stop his train—named Cannonball—in order to save lives. This volume details Casey Jones's life and the tragic railroad accident that catapulted him to fame. Illustrated and narrated through the graphic-novel format, this volume is an excellent tool for getting students interested in history and reading.
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  • Casey Jones

    Larry Dane Brimner, Drew Rose

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2004)
    The life story of John Luther Jones, an American railroad engineer whose death was celebrated in the ballad Casey Jones, which made him a folk hero.
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  • Casey Jones

    Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson

    Paperback (Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, Dec. 16, 1991)
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  • Casey Jones

    Carol Beach York, Bert Dodson

    Paperback (Troll Communications Llc, June 1, 1980)
    In love with trains since childhood, Casey Jones becomes roundhouse worker, a fireman on a freight train, and finally, the engineer of the Illinois Central Line's locomotive no. 382
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