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Gold Rush Narrow Gauge: The Story of the White Pass and the Yukon Route
by Martin, Cy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0870460269
- ISBN 13
- 9780870460265
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Corona del Mar, CA: Trans-Anglo Books, 1974 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 96 pp, introduction; 1. Hell Train to Gold; 2. Rails over White Pass; 3. Fifty Years of Railroading; 4. Modern Narrow Gauge; Roster; bibliography, index. Revised Second Edition, 1974. "This volume details the problems of building the White Pass and Yukon Route over the rugged mountains where temperatures frequently drop to below zero. Its 25,000-word text is supplemented by more than one hundred b&w pictures. These illustrations include photos of early and modern locomotives and cars as well as maps. There are also photos of the river boars the railroad once operated and of the ocean-going ships that link the narrow-gauge to Vancouver, B.C. Other aspects covered include the mountainous engineering feats, the gold rush, the Skagway crime syndicate, and the White Pass's importance as a vital link in Allied defenses during WWII." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Small chip to top edge spine dj with a pair of closed tears to top edge rear panel, lightly rubbed edges of front panel and lightly soiled rear panel of same. Only the faintest wear to bottom edge front board, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and pictorial endpapers..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003531
- Title
- Gold Rush Narrow Gauge: The Story of the White Pass and the Yukon Route
- Author
- Martin, Cy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870460269
- ISBN 13
- 9780870460265
- Publisher
- Trans-Anglo Books
- Place of Publication
- Corona del Mar, CA
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION HISTORY RAILROAD ALASKA THE WHITE PASS AND THE YUKON ROUTE NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH SKAGWAY CRIME SYNDICATE
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRANSPORTATION;
- Size
- 8vo
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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