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West of the Great Divide - An Illustrated History of The Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia 1880-1986
by Turner, Robert D
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0919203515
- ISBN 13
- 9780919203518
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About This Item
Victoria, B.C.: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919203515 . "The story of the CPR in British Columbia from the summit of the Rockies in the east to the rainforests of Vancouver Island in the west. Here is a detailed, sensitive account of construction, day-to-day operations, engineering achievements such as the Spiral and Connaught tunnels, battles with endless winter snows and mountain grades, the Kettle Valley Railway, Kootenay branch lines and the route through Crowsnest Pass, the Esquimalt & Nanaimo, locomotives and equipment, steam era passenger services, dieselization and the first generation of diesel power, The Canadian, modern unit trains, and the grade revisions of the 1980s." - dust jacket. xvi, 336 pages. Map endpapers. List of Sources, Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos plus some in colour. Gift greetings upon half-title otherwise book clean, bright, tight and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful and important history.; Art; 4to .
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- Title
- West of the Great Divide - An Illustrated History of The Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia 1880-1986
- Author
- Turner, Robert D
- Illustrator
- Turner, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0919203515
- ISBN 13
- 9780919203518
- Publisher
- Sono Nis Press
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- 0919203515, Kettle Valley Railway, CPR - British Columbia, E&N Railway, Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway - British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass, Spiral Tunnel, Connaught Tunnel, Dieselization
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