Murphy Jim Books
Across America on an emigrant train
By Murphy Jim
Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-ce...
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Dinosaur for a day
By Murphy Jim
Follows a typical day in the life of a family of Hypsilophodons, a smaller, lesser-known dinosaur whose great speed aided its survival.
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Fergus and the Night Demon
By Jim Murphy, Murphy Jim
On his way to town to have some fun, a lazy but clever young man faces a terrible demon, who declares that his time has come.
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Baseball's all-time all-stars
By Murphy Jim
The author presents two hypothetical "all-time, all-star" teams chosen from the best players in baseball history, with accompanying research to support his choices.
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Custom car
By Murphy Jim
Describes how an ordinary family car may be transformed, on a limited budget, into a unique custom car.
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The boys' war
By Jim Murphy, Murphy Jim
Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.
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