Steel Rails and Iron Men A Pictorial History of the Kettle Valley Railway
by Sanford, Barrie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1895099277
- ISBN 13
- 9781895099270
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver BC: Whitecap Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 1895099277 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photos, illustrations and maps throughout; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 165 pages; Barrie Sanford, author of 'McCulloch's Wonder', presents a unique pictorial history of the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. Archival photographs and several from the author's personal collection illustrate the history of the Kettle Valley Railway from its construction through its turbulent lifespan and eventual demise. These moving visual images celebrate the magnitude of the engineering feats achieved by Andrew McCulloch and the many workers who made the railway a reality. Many workers died in the attempt to lay track across three mountain ranges and some of the world's most rugged river canyons. More lost their lives in the railway's subsequent years of operating freight and passenger services on the sometimes treacherous tracks of British Columbia's southern interior. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21010
- Title
- Steel Rails and Iron Men A Pictorial History of the Kettle Valley Railway
- Author
- Sanford, Barrie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1895099277
- ISBN 13
- 9781895099270
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- 1895099277, kettle valley, British Columbia, trestle, Railroad
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroad;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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