Cinders & Smoke; A Mile by Mile Guide to the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Trip (Centennial Anniversary Edition)
by Doris B. Osterwald
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0931788005
- ISBN 13
- 9780931788000
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Lakewood, CO: Western Guideways, 1985 Western Guideways, Lakewood, CO. 1979. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 18h Printing of the Fourth Edition. This edition of Cinders and Smoke commemorates the 100th anniversary of the railroad's arrival in Silverton and the first anniversary of the D&SNG R.R. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; edge bumping and tip bumping. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; is not creased or split; spine is secure in binding. 141 pp 8vo. For those inquisitive people who wonder how and why a railroad was built through this wild country, or wonder why some of the rocks along the Animas river are a bright red color and abruptly disappear, or how in thunder the early settlers ever survived a winter in these mountains-- this guidebook is written for you. It is an attempt to combine the fascinating history of the area with an explanation of the geology and natural beauty visible from the train. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012147
- Title
- Cinders & Smoke; A Mile by Mile Guide to the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Trip (Centennial Anniversary Edition)
- Author
- Doris B. Osterwald
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0931788005
- ISBN 13
- 9780931788000
- Publisher
- Western Guideways
- Place of Publication
- Lakewood, CO
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Narrow Gauge Railroads, Silverton CO, Durango CO, Colorado geology, Colorado Railroad History, Geologic history of Colorado, Anniversary Edition, railroad history, Colorado history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation; Americana;
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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