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9781894974172
Carving the Western Path Untold Storie
by Harvey, R. G.
About this item
- Condition: Very Good
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- Provider Rating: 100%
- Ships From: Newport, WA
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- Comments: Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. First Printing. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Clean, unmarked, solid glued binding, no edgewear. Internals also very clean and free from any markings. Binding with hinge. Cover flares up slightly. Harvey's stories about British Columbia's fascinating transportation history develops a story of technology, resolution, and determination among many to open up the way into and out of the agricultural lands of the Okanagan and Nicola Valleys, and the precious metals and
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9781894974172
- ISBN: 1894974174
- Publication Date: 2006
- Publisher: Heritage House
AUTHOR
SUMMARY
R.G. (Bob) Harveywas born in Scotland in 1922, and graduated from the University of Glasgow with a B.Sc. in civil engineering in 1943. Bob immediately joined the British army and served in the UK, India and Burma before being placed on reserve as a captain (EME) in 1947. He immigrated to Canada in 1948 and joined the BC Department of Public Works that same year, right in the middle of the worst spring flooding in 54 years. In 1950 Bob married Eva Huscroft. He worked in Nelson and Prince George before becoming Deputy Minister of Highways and Public Works in 1976, retiring in 1983. Bob has written five books on the transportation history of British Columbia.Harvey, R. G. is the author of 'Carving the Western Path Untold Storie', published 2006 under ISBN 9781894974172 and ISBN 1894974174.
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