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Taylor, Geoffrey W.

The Railway Contractors: The Story of John W. Stewart, His Enterprises and Associates

Morriss Publishing, 1988

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Year of publication
1988
ISBN
0550390023
Place of printing
Victoria, B.C.
Author
Taylor, Geoffrey W.
Publishers
Morriss Publishing
Edition
Ex Library
Keyword
Canadian Railways, Canadian Norther, Donald Mann, Thomas Shaughnessy Pacific, Grand Trunk, William MacHenzie, Great Northern, Foley Bros. & Larson, Ottawa, Viaducts, Ravines, Tunnels, Trestles, Peter Larson, Fort William
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 144 pages, with about 20 pages of b&w photos. Regards the outstanding figures in railway construction, one of the most prominent was John W. Stewart, dominating the railway construction field in Canada for years, in tis book we explore his work and career. Chapters include Earning his spurs, Into the big time, Planning for the Western extension, Buildng a Great Canadian Railway, The final achievement, Labour troubles, Into the upper echelons as railway owners, The fire-mile tunnel and other matters,