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Calumet "K" Henry Kitchell Webster Samuel Merwin 9781143512759 Books
Author Henry Kitchell Webster was a prolific author of popular fiction in the early years of the twentieth century. His book, Calumet K, about the problems encountered in building a grain elevator in Chicago, is illuminated by his first-hand knowledge of the business of grain transport. His father, Towner Kenney Webster, invented the collapsible grain buckets that were attached to conveyors before the invention of the grain auger. These buckets scooped up grain from railroad hopper cars, carried it up to the elevator silo, dumped the grain into the silo, collapsed for the trip down the back side of the conveyor, and reopened for the repeat journey.Charlie Bannon's trials and tribulations in getting the elevator built are showcased against a very realistic picture of what it takes to get a complex project through to completion, something that Webster would have know all about through his father.
Webster wrote using dictation. This let him concentrate on the ideas that swirled around in his brain rather than being forced by pen and paper to slowly squeeze out the form of the story. His style, therefore, is wide-ranging and he touches on many aspects of the environment, filling out a broad picture of the time and place. It is possible that Webster's writing regimen was influenced by his father's experience: Towner Kenney Webster made and lost several fortunes between inventing and investing. His biggest loss was his investment, with Samuel Clemmons (Mark Twain) in a mechanized typesetting machine. Ottmar Mergenthaler's Linotype came on the market almost a year before the machine backed by Webster and Clemmons. They lost all of their investment. Henry Kitchell Webster was my great uncle.
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Calumet "K" Henry Kitchell Webster Samuel Merwin 9781143512759 Books Reviews
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Superb story of morality seldom seen today. Excerpt "Nobody can blame me." ... "That is irrelevant." Ayn Rand wrote an introduction in 1967, published by NBI Press, missing from this electronic version. Also recommended "Slim" by William Wister Haines.
I read this because of the connection with Ayn Rand.
I enjoyed it because of the refreshingly honest portrayal of labor unions, which is hard to find in modern-day "P.C." literature.
John Christmas, author of "Democracy Society"
Calumet K is a 136 page book about a construction manager assigned to right a project that is behind schedule. It describes the simple, tangible actions leaders take to get things done. Ayn Rand said it was her favorite novel and that it displayed the values she most admired about America. Unlike her books, it has no long speeches or political position.
After years of being an Objectivist and admirer of Ayn Rand I just discovered this book and can truly understand why it was evidently one of Ayn Rand's favorites. She loved efficacious people; the main character is definately a person who gets results without offering excuses instead. Loved reading this unique book that obviously effected Miss Rand's writing.
When I started this book, I hadn't a clue as to how remarkable it would be! The main character is a person of determination, and I increasingly respected his dedication to the job at hand, no matter the inconvenience or expense. It's hard to imagine an America like this, where a man does a good job, to the best of his ability, because it's his job. Wow. Very interesting, very entertaining. Loved it!
Great fun to read. I'm a fan of Henry Kitchell Webster and have read almost all of his many books. I don't care for anything written by Samual Merwin. It's amazing that the two men could write this book together and have it work so well. This is the third and final of the books they wrote together. Merwin was Webster's teacher. This book of a man achievements is similar to another book I read recently, The Martian A Novel by Andy Weir. The Martian, too, has a man with many challenges, using his mind to solve every problem. I'm a fan of Ayn Rand's ideas, which is how I discovered this book.
Author Henry Kitchell Webster was a prolific author of popular fiction in the early years of the twentieth century. His book, Calumet K, about the problems encountered in building a grain elevator in Chicago, is illuminated by his first-hand knowledge of the business of grain transport. His father, Towner Kenney Webster, invented the collapsible grain buckets that were attached to conveyors before the invention of the grain auger. These buckets scooped up grain from railroad hopper cars, carried it up to the elevator silo, dumped the grain into the silo, collapsed for the trip down the back side of the conveyor, and reopened for the repeat journey.
Charlie Bannon's trials and tribulations in getting the elevator built are showcased against a very realistic picture of what it takes to get a complex project through to completion, something that Webster would have know all about through his father.
Webster wrote using dictation. This let him concentrate on the ideas that swirled around in his brain rather than being forced by pen and paper to slowly squeeze out the form of the story. His style, therefore, is wide-ranging and he touches on many aspects of the environment, filling out a broad picture of the time and place. It is possible that Webster's writing regimen was influenced by his father's experience Towner Kenney Webster made and lost several fortunes between inventing and investing. His biggest loss was his investment, with Samuel Clemmons (Mark Twain) in a mechanized typesetting machine. Ottmar Mergenthaler's Linotype came on the market almost a year before the machine backed by Webster and Clemmons. They lost all of their investment. Henry Kitchell Webster was my great uncle.
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