McCulloch's Wonder The Story of the Kettle Valley Railway
by Sanford, Barrie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver BC: Whitecap Books Ltd.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket scuffed and chipped with short tears, bottom fore corner of book bumped ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 260 pages; "McCulloch's Wonder is the classic story of a classic rail line -- the Kettle Valley Railway. Conceived in the late 1880's as a route to allow the mines of the Kootenay District of southern British Columbia access to the coast and Vancouver, the Kettle Valley Railway became an epic struggle of personalities, politics, finance and geography. Over half a dozen governments rose or fell on issues related to its development and construction. Approximately 100 workers died building and operating it. The Kettle Valley Railway earned its nickname, McCulloch's Wonder, from the railway's chief engineer, Andrew McCulloch, who built the remarkable railway across the backbone of three mountain ranges and some of the most rugged river canyons on the face of the earth. A number of people called it the most difficult and expensive railway ever built." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15467
- Title
- McCulloch's Wonder The Story of the Kettle Valley Railway
- Author
- Sanford, Barrie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Railway, kettle valley
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroad;
Terms of Sale
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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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