True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 204
re several littlegoslings in a greenish-golden down. Hewanted to know howit happened, for he al-ways wanted an explanation for everything. His father toldhim that the warmth from the old gooses body hatched thegoslings out of the eggs. Next day they missed Tom, and,after hunting a long time, found… … THOMAS A. EDISON, WHEN PUBLISHER OF THE GRANDTRUNK HERALD, 15 YEARS OLD. 2o6 THOMAS A. EDISON sells books and papers, and candy and pencils, etc., on thetrains as they pass back and forth through the country. Heliked this position very much, because it gave him a chanceto see and read so many new…
