Railroadman
by Chauncey Del French
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Company, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Signed by Author(s). Signed by both Henry Clay French and his son Chauncey Del French (the author) on half-title page. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering. Very slightly spine cocked. Front bottom fore-corner lightly bumped. Interior clean. Dust jacket chipped; spine faded; not price clipped ($2.50). DJ in archival sleeve. Seven photographic plates. vi, 292 pp. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. The story of western railroad man Henry Clay French (1856-1945), as told to his son Chauncey French (1890-1967). Henry French began his railroad career in 1873 as a messenger and call boy for the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad. He saw almost 57 years of service on fifteen different lines (with his longest stints being with the Lawrence, Leavenworth & Galveston Railroad, Oregon Railroad & Navigation, the Kansas City Belt Line, Northern Pacific, Tacoma & Eastern Railroad, and Union Pacific) prior to his retirement in 1930. He served in many capacities, including telegrapher, baggageman, switchman, brakeman, fireman-engineer, conductor, and yardmaster.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012054
- Title
- Railroadman
- Author
- Chauncey Del French
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- biography, railroads, railway, history, Oregon, Seattle, Tacoma, Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Pacific Northwest,
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