Steel Rails and Iron Men : A Pictorial History of the Kettle Valley Railway
by Sanford, Barrie
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- 1895099277
- ISBN 13
- 9781895099270
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Whitecap Books, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 166 pages b/w photos - In the late nineteenth century, something stood in the way of mining and selling the riches discovered in the interior of British Columbia: mountains-and lots of them. While politicians and financiers wrangled over money and public support, engineers sought solutions to the obstacles presented by the terrain. Hundreds of men worked under dangerous conditions to make the Kettle Valley Railway a reality. In this book, Barrie Sanford presents a unique pictorial history of the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. From its construction to its turbulent life- span and eventual demise, the magnitude of the engineering needed to build and run the line is celebrated in this classic railway history. 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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- Train World Pty Ltd (AU)
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- Title
- Steel Rails and Iron Men : A Pictorial History of the Kettle Valley Railway
- Author
- Sanford, Barrie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1895099277
- ISBN 13
- 9781895099270
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Date Published
- 1990
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- USED-North America
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- USED-North America;
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