{"product_id":"all-aboard-the-ships-and-trains-that-served-lake-wakatipu-by-r-j-meyer","title":"ALL ABOARD: The Ships and Trains that Served Lake Wakatipu by R. J. Meyer","description":"\u003cp\u003eALL ABOARD: The Ships and Trains that Served Lake Wakatipu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby R. J. Meyer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0908573278\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hard cover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: NZ Railway and Locomotive Society Inc 1980\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 180 w x 250 x h 15 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 196\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2406\/0365\/K518\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eThe Ships and Trains that Served Lake Wakatipu originally published in 1963, this edition completely revised and enlarged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lure of gold was the initial spur to the development of railway transport to Lake Wakatipu, and of shipping services on the lake itself. As early as 1863, just a year after the discovery of gold, there was a surprising number of vessels in service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the gold rush, settlement took place around the lake, Queenstown took form, and gradually the area developed into a popular tourist resort. For more than a hundred years, steamships played their part in serving the isolated communities around the lake shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images and map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eNear new with only light shelf wear on dust jacket and faint marks on front end paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce in this condition\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450686521636,"sku":"A4\/2406\/0365\/K518","price":79.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2122149658.jpg?v=1791233807","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/all-aboard-the-ships-and-trains-that-served-lake-wakatipu-by-r-j-meyer","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}