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High Tension
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| Author(s): | William Wister Haines |
| Illustrator(s): | Robert Lawson |
| Publisher(s): | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year Published: | 1938 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | American Engineering Fiction - Novel Vocational |
| Age Range: | Older readers |
| Pages: | 299 |
| LCCN: | 38010963 |
| OCLC: | 1561501 |
Description
Unable to find employment as an engineer during the Great Depression, Haines worked nights as an electric lineman on a railroad. That experience was the basis for his first two books, Slim and this book (High Tension).
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Slim (1934)
This story is based on Haines’ experiences as a lineman. This hardcover edition includes illustrations by Robert Lawson.
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