The Short Line War

Hint: You can preview this book by clicking on "Preview" which is located under the cover of this book. About the author: Samuel Merwin, Sr. (6 October 1874 – 17 October 1936) was an American playwright and author.Merwin was born on 6 October 1874 in Evanston, Illinois to Ella B. and Orlando H. Merwin. His father was the postmaster of Evanston. In 1901, Merwin married Edna Earl Fleshiem. The couple had two sons, Samuel Kimball Merwin, Jr. and Banister Merwin and one adopted son, John Merwin.He attended Northwestern University and between 1905 and 1911 he worked as associate editor and finally editor of SUCCESS magazine. In 1907 the magazine sent him to China to investigate the opium trade.He died of a stroke while dining at The Player's Club in Manhattan on 17 October 1936. Excerpt from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Merwin_(writer)