Search Results: Titles starting with S from PJ's Bookcase

> Title: Sacremento Northern Railway, Through the Sacremento Valley Interurbans Special 26 Authors: Swettm Irah with Vernon L. Sappers, Thomas R Bold, Harre Demoro, Addison H. Laflin Pub: Pentrex Media Group, Pasadena, CA 1998 ISBN: 0919130429 Condition: Excellent, Like New SHIPS FROM ALBERTA Rating: Fascinating book about a part of California's railroad history. Lots of pictures and good explanatory text. I recommend it to any native Northern California folks over 50!

Hardcover. Book and Jacket are in Excellent Condition, Like New. 57 pgs.

Title: Salt of the Earth, The Story of the Homesteaders in Western CanadaAuthor: Robertson, Heather Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Publishers, Toronto, ON 1974ISBN: 0-88862-075-6Hardcover, Very Good ConditionSHIPS FROM ALBERTAThis book is a portrait of the settlement of the prairies seen through the eyes of the settlers themselves...It is their book. They tell the story of the trek west, of building sod huts and shacks, breaking the land, and braving the harshness of the prairies - the fires, grasshopper plagues, blizzards, and isolation. Accompanying the words of the homesteaders are more than 100 photographs, most of them the work of professional photographers who recorded the faces and experiences of the homesteaders.

> Title: Saskatoon's Electric Transit, The Story of Saskatoon's Streetcars and Trolley Buses Author: Wayman, Easten Pub: Railfare Enterprises, Toronto, ON, 1988 ISBN: 0919130429 Condition: Excellent, Like New Ships from Alberta The book is the story of the Saskatoon Municipal Railway from its inception in 1913 to its final run in 1951 and the trolley buses in 1974. With 139 photographs of passenger cars, snowplows, line cars and rail grinders as well as trolley buses, the book includes illustrations of tickets and transfers along with trackage and route maps. An enjoyable book, the reader will relive the days of trolleys and streetcars.

Hardcover. Book and Jacket are in Excellent Condition. 223 pgs. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO.

Trade Paperback.  Book and Outer Cover Like New,  Perfect condition.  220 pgs
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Title: Seasons of Change, Sketches of Life on the Farm Author: Densmore, David (Text) Publisher: Summerhill Press Limited, Toronto, ON, 1987 ISBN: 0-920197-41-8 Hardcover, Condition: Book is in Excellent Condition, Jacket shows some wear/curling on the edges SHIPS FROM ALBERTA The family farm has undergone radical change during the last century. With a lively, informative text and ninety pen and ink drawings, this book looks closely at how farming has evolved. Seasons of Change applauds the accomplishments and agricultural traditions of farm life in Canada. The weekend farmer as well as the general reader will find a wealth of insight and information in both the illustrations and the text. The drawings in the book are full-page works of art from four fine artists: George Rickard, Kary Suronen, Louise Taylor and Martha Robinson. Anyone interested in life on the farm or in the preservation of our agricultural traditions will want to share Seasons of Change with their family and friends.

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in excellent condition, clean, like new. 485 pgs. HISTORY > CANADA >SASKATCHEWANOverall Rating: EXCELLENT CONDITION, LIKE NEWSHIPS FROM ONTARIO. Title: Settling SaskatchewanAuthor: Anderson, Alan B.Publisher: University of Regina Press,Regina, Sask. 2013ISBN: 978-0-88977-284-7 Who knew that Blacks settled in Saskatchewan before the First World War? That people of Lebanese and Syrian origins immigrated to the southern part of the province in the early 1900s? That Welsh settlers arrived following years of misadventure in South America? That a small band of Lakota Sioux, descendents of refugees who fled the United States after the Battle of Little Big Horn, remain in Saskatchewan today?
In Settling Saskatchewan, author Alan Anderson expertly identifies and explains the patterns of immigration and settlement in the province and further enlightens us… Read More

Trade Paperback, Magazine Style. Book and Outer Cover in Very Good condition, shows some wear and use. 76 pgs. LOCAL HISTORY SHIPS FROM ONTARIO

Trade Paperback. Near Perfect condition. Former owner's name appears on inside page.

Hardcover. Book is in Excellent Condition, like New. Cover shows minor wear, overall Very Good Condition. 306 pgs.

Hardcover. Book showS slight wear., some soiling. No Jacket. The name of the former owner appears inside. 417 pgs. CANADIAN HISTORY.Overall RatingL Very Good ConditionTitle: Six War Years 1939 - 1945, Memories of Canadians at Home and Abroad Author: Broadfoot, BarryPublisher: Doubleday Canada Limited, Toronto, ON, 1974ISBN: 0-385-05814-4Braodfoot travelled across Canada with his tape recorder asking people "What did you do in the war?", Hundreds of anonymous Canadians replied to that question, and theirs are the voices heard in this book. Taken together, the interviews with Canadians in the book become a moving grassroots account of a country at war - a truly remarkable oral history

Hardcover. Book and Jacket show slight wear. The name of the former owner appears inside. 417 pgs. CANADIAN HISTORY.Overall RatingL Very Good ConditionTitle: Six War Years 1939 - 1945, Memories of Canadians at Home and AbroadAuthor: Broadfoot, BarryPublisher: Doubleday Canada Limited, Toronto, ON, 1974ISBN: 0-385-05814-4Braodfoot travelled across Canada with his tape recorder asking people "What did you do in the war?", Hundreds of anonymous Canadians replied to that question, and theirs are the voices heard in this book. Taken together, the interviews with Canadians in the book become a moving grassroots account of a country at war - a truly remarkable oral history

A Collection of Pen and Ink Sketches by George P Rickard of Local Ontario, Very Good condition, Hardcover, SHIPS FROM ONTARIO

Hardcover, Jacket and Book in Very Good Condition, Autographed

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in excellent condition. Book has a slightly musty odour. 223 pgs. HISTORY - LOCAL. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO.

Hardcover Edition

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in excellent condition, Like New. Overall Rating: Excellent Condition, Like New. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO Title: Spadina, A Story of Old TorontoAuthor: Austin Seton Thompson Publisher: Pagurian Press Limited, Toronto, ON, 1975ISBN: 0-88932-025-XSpadina is a story of an old Toronto property and the two families who have lived there since Governor Simcoe granted the land in 1793. Part I, The Dynastys 1793-1865 describes the building of the first Spadina house on Toronto's Davenport Hill by Dr. William Warren Baldwin in 1818. Part 2, The Golden Key 1866-1936 describes the purchase and development of the Spadina property by another Irishman, James Austin, banker, railroad owner and head of a public utility. Extensively researched, fully documented, the story of Spadina and the people connected with it provides an intimate and fascinating study of the men who helped shape Toronto's history from… Read More

Hardcover. Book and Jacket are in excellent condition. 436 pgs.Overall Rating: EXCELLENTTitle: The Spy, An Isaac Bell AdventureAuthor: Cussler, Clive and Justin ScottPublisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, Div. of Penguin Group (Canada) Ltd., Toronto, ON, 2010ISBN: 978-0-399-15643-4 Twentieth century detective Isaac Bell takes on the world of warfare when America's naval research and development experts begin to die one by one in this #1 New York Times-bestselling historical action adventure.
1908 marks a year of ever-escalating international tension as the world plunges toward war. And with America on the brink, it comes as a devastating blow to learn of the apparent suicide of one of the United States' most brilliant battleship-gun designers. The death becomes a media sensation, and the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts… Read More

> Title: The St. Albert Collection, Twice Told Tales of St. Albert's Past Author: Geddes, David R. Pub: Spey Bridge Productions, St. Albert, AB, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-9781841-1-7 Condition: Excellent, clean, very minor evidence of wear Book Ships from Alberta This book tells the story of St. Albert, Alberta through a series of tales through the town's history - Father Lacombe, the Grey Nuns, two Days of Christmas, and several more. interspersed with pictures, cartoons and period descriptions, the book is a delightful story of one of Alberta's beautiful little communities.