Ron Brown

Rails Across the Prairies

The Railway Heritage of Canada's Prairie Provinces

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Author, geographer, and travel writer Brown traces the evolution of Canada's rail network, including the appearance of the first steam engine on the back of a barge. Learn what the heritage lover can still see of the prairies' railway legacy, including existing rail operations and the stories the railways brought with them. Full-color photos.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dundurn Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 228mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 439g
• ISBN-13: 9781459702158
• ISBN-10: 1459702158
• Artikelnr.: 34378559

Autorenporträt

Ron Brown, a geographer and travel writer, has authored more than twenty books, including Canada’s World Wonders and The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. A past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and a current member of the East York Historical Society, he gives lectures and conducts tours along Ontario's back roads. Ron lives in Toronto. Ron Brown, a geographer and travel writer, has authored more than twenty books, including Canada's World Wonders and The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. A past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and a current member of the East York Historical Society, he gives lectures and conducts tours along Ontario's back roads. Ron lives in Toronto.