{"product_id":"mountain-enginemen-by-tom-masterson","title":"MOUNTAIN ENGINEMEN by Tom Masterson","description":"\u003cp\u003eMOUNTAIN ENGINEMEN\u003cbr\u003eby Tom Masterson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardback with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Collins 1973, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 155 w x 220 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 207\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2609\/U332\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eAn autobiographical memoir detailing Masterson's experiences as a young railway footplate worker and New Zealand steam engine driver from 1925 to roughly 1936\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author tells of his experiences during a decade on the footplate during the depression years, living in the Railway Company huts in the North Island high country. The narrative focuses heavily on his decade working the challenging, isolated, and steeply graded mountain sections of the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) railway line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a wealth of information about the various types of coal-fired steam locomotives in use then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst three images for illustrative purposes only—not actual item\u003c\/strong\u003e. Immaculate with only light wear on dust jacket, faint mark on end paper, otherwise as new.\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\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450417692964,"sku":"A5\/2609\/U332","price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/74742.jpg?v=1784142507","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/mountain-enginemen-by-tom-masterson","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}