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Pouring Iron
A Foundry Ghost Story
By Weitzman, David L.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39584-170-9
- Publisher
- Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, c1998.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1999
Gr 4-6 When young Howard visits the historic Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek, CA, he finds more than Russ, a worker who demonstrates iron casting. From the shadows come the ghosts of skilled foundrymen from the prosperous days of the past. Acting as an apprentice to these specters, Howard learns to pack sand in the drag, ram the mold, and prepare for the pour. The next day the furnace, heated by tons of coke, is ready to melt the scrap iron. Soon Howard, Russ, and a crew ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
