The Railroader's Wife: Letters from the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

Halfmoon Bay, BC: Caitlin Press, 2010. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very light shelf rubbing, little wear overall. Quite clean. 'Bernice Medbury married railroader Leslie Martin in 1912 and arrived later that year in Prince Rupert at the height of rock blasting and railroad building. Lonely for her family in Wisconsin, Bernie wrote frequent letters home in which she described in striking detail the machinery and mudslides, the weather and the wilderness, the local characters and the outrageous cost of supplies. . . Bernice's letters span the final two years of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway track building and are neatly woven together by Jane Stevenson's well-researched narration. A stunning collection of photographs illustrates the enormous task of constructing a railway along the Skeena River, through the Bulkley Valley and on to Burns Lake.' 200 pages. 7 x 8 inches..