{"product_id":"the-paddlewheeler-ss-moyie-robert-d-turner-9781998526819","title":"The Paddlewheeler SS Moyie: The Sweetheart of Kootenay Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis richly illustrated volume recounts the journey of the paddlewheeler steamer \u003cem\u003eMoyie\u003c\/em\u003e, which forged vital social and economic links in the Kootenay Lake region until 1957 as the last working vessel of its kind in Canada.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA national treasure known as \"the Sweetheart of Kootenay Lake,\" the former Canadian Pacific steamer SS \u003cem\u003eMoyie\u003c\/em\u003e is the oldest intact passenger sternwheeler in the world. From the mid-1800s onward, hundreds of sternwheelers plied the waterways of western North America. Needing little more than a willing crew and a foot of water beneath the hull, these intrepid vessels were often the only reliable means of transportation into remote areas in the years before highway and air travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eMoyie\u003c\/i\u003e served Kootenay Lake communities for almost sixty years, establishing links between residents and their livelihoods, education, and medical care. Turner draws on decades of research to tell the \u003cem\u003eMoyie\u003c\/em\u003e's captivating story, from its 1898 launch to its 1957 retirement as the last of its kind still operating in the country--and the ongoing efforts of the small community of Kaslo to preserve and restore the vessel as a many times award-winning National Historic Site of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Paddlewheeler SS Moyie\u003c\/em\u003e is not only an account of a remarkable historic vessel, but also a striking depiction of a pivotal time in Western Canadian history, and a compelling story of a community's multi-generational and heartfelt commitment to this exceptional heritage showpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert D. Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 199852681X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781998526819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harbour Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Robert D. Turner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001981903103,"sku":"9781998526819","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-paddlewheeler-ss-moyie-robert-d-turner-9781998526819","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}