Willoughby: Steam shovels – every boy's dream
Legends & Legacies Steam shovel operated by Roy Nowers working on the Lincoln Creek Dam and Tunnel project. Aspen Historical Society photo I became captivated by steam shovels as a tiny tot. How could I not after having “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shove”l by Virginia Lee Burton read to me multiple times. I am sure I was not the only one and even today it is a popular book picked by the National Education Association for the Teacher’s Top 100 Books for Children. If you don’t know the book, or have forgotten, Mulligan makes a deal with a city council to dig a basement hole for its new ...
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