{"product_id":"when-trains-ruled-the-kootenays-terry-gainer-9781771604017","title":"When Trains Ruled the Kootenays: A Short History of Railways in Southeastern British Columbia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Trains Ruled the Kootenays\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how the railways established an extensive and convenient transportation network to haul ore from the mines, move people, and service the communities during the early years of the 20th century in the Kootenay region of British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerry Gainer's latest book documents sixty years of change in the railway industry of British Columbia. The evolving transformations of life and landscape noted in the text and photos also reflect a period of rapid change in Canada. Threaded through the narrative are anecdotes from Kootenay pioneers recounting their experiences and the means of transportation of the times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs prominent Kootenay author and historian Tom Lymbery noted, \"Many books exist about the construction and maintenance of Kootenay railways. Few, if any, have been written about the people who rode them.\" From that, Terry took Tom's cue and began to write this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Gainer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771604018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771604017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.93h x 4.96w x 0.71d","brand":"Terry Gainer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945207562495,"sku":"9781771604017","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d7f7d8ab-b44b-4ac0-950e-6cc8c8686d11.jpg?v=1681507403","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-trains-ruled-the-kootenays-terry-gainer-9781771604017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}