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The Railroad that Lighted Southern California by Hank Johnston (W 1)

Gene Harmon — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:23:36 +0000

This is the history of the San Joaquin & Eastern built to aid in the construction of the Big Creek dam, the largest hydroelectric project started in 1912 for the Pacific Light & Power Company. Published by Stauffer Publishing in 1997, this fourth edition (revise) has 128 pages with black and white images including maps and diagrams. The book is in like new condition except for the jacket which has a small tear on the bottom front and slight scuffing.

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The Railroad That Lighted Southern California by Hank Johnston (W 10)

Gene Harmon — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:22:10 +0000

This is the history of the San Joaquin & Eastern and the Edison Big Creek Project built in1912 by Henry Huntington to provide transportation to the largest hydroelectric dam in the world at that time. Replete with 150 line screen half-tone B&W images, maps and diagrams, this book is in good used condition. Published by Trans-Anglo Books in 1966, this is the third revised printing. The paper jacket has small defects and one 3″ tear on the backside.

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