Tracing the geological and railroad history of the Pacific Northwest, Leon Speroff uniquely evokes the Age of the Railroad in his newest book, The Deschutes River Railroad War. With intricate detail, expert understanding and amusing anecdotes, he brings to life this facinating true tale of the race to expand railroad service from the Columbia River up the Deschutes River to Bend, Oregon. There are 89 black & white historical photos, 55 full color photos, 16 maps, numerous charts, railroad logos and memoribilia.
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Tracing the geological and railroad history of the Pacific Northwest, Leon Speroff uniquely evokes the Age of the Railroad in his newest book, The Deschutes River Railroad War. With intricate detail, expert understanding and amusing anecdotes, he brings to life this facinating true tale of the race to expand railroad service from the Columbia River up the Deschutes River to Bend, Oregon. There are 89 black & white historical photos, 55 full color photos, 16 maps, numerous charts, railroad logos and memoribilia.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 11x8x1; Terracotta cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine, design on the front panel. The binding is tight, corners sharp. A tiny dent on the bottom edges of the boards. Text and images are unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 4to. xv, 218pp.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 11x8x1; Inscribed by Speroff to former owner on FFEP and dated 13 Feb 2007. Hardbound book in very good condition. Small bump to bottom edge of back board. Otherwise clean and straight throughout. Text block is crisp and sharp cornered. Rust colored cloth boards have bright gilt lettering on spine and gilt vignette on front board. Full color dust jacket in mylar shows light shelfwear but otherwise clean and in very good condition.
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As New in New jacket. Quarto cloth with gilt device on cover. 218pp. Illust. Maps & Diagrams. Notes. Bibliography. Timeline. Endpaper maps. This book describes the competition of two railroad barons, James J. Hill of the Great Northern, & Edward H. Harriman of the Union Pacific, in bringing a railroad into central Oregon from the Columbia River. A great looking book & published in a relatively small edition. Fine, like new in dj.
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4to. xv, [1], 218, [2] pp. Colour photo frntsp., 100s of colour and blk & wht photo illusts., maps, diagrams. Red cloth, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. NF/NF, signed by author on title. First edition, signed, of this work chronicling the building of two separate railroads by James J. Hill of the Great Northern, and Edward H. Harriman of the Union Pacific up to Bend, Oregon.
