January 24, 2024
PACIFIC COAST SHAY - Strong Man of the Woods, Dan Ranger, 1981
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PACIFIC COAST SHAY - Strong Man of the Woods, Dan Ranger, 1981Hardcover book with DJ. Book: Binding tight. Dusty. Come wear around the corners, edges and spine. Corners, spine bumped. Inside, no markings. Pages clean, but yellowing. DJ: Worn around the corners, edges and spine with some chips and tears. Covers scuffed and stained. White parts yellowing. Price sticker on inside front flap. 8.75" x 11.5". 112 pages of narrative and B&W photos and illustrations."The geared locomotive was born of sudden need back in the 1870's and the Shay was the first and most numerous of this bizarre breed. Its sound was enough to send the uninitiated scurrying into the brush, for it gave the impression of a charging monster, flying past at a mile-a-minute speed. In actuality, though, the din of steam and metal was deceptive and bore little relation to its leisurely pace. The Shay locomotive attained its peak of popularity during the 1920s and no fewer than 500 of these machines were in use on the West Coast. The famous Pacific Coast type was first introduced in 1927 as a last-ditch effort to induce the western lumber industry to continue to log vast stands by Shay locomotives." --Front inside of book jacket.
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