{"product_id":"single-track-the-construction-of-the-main-trunk-railway-by-r-s-fletcher","title":"SINGLE TRACK: The Construction of The Main Trunk Railway by R.S. Fletcher","description":"\u003cp\u003eSINGLE TRACK: The Construction of The Main Trunk Railway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby R.S. Fletcher\u003cbr\u003eforeword by T.M. Hayward\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0002169371\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket \u003cbr\u003ePublished: Collins 1978, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 140 w x 220 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2503\/0266\/O810\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eIn the first complete book ever to be published on the completion of the Main Trunk Railway to the centre of the North Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eR.S. Fletcher traces not only the extraordinary acts of courage and endurance on the part of the surveyors and construction gangs when working through the rugged, mountainous terrain, but the complex political manoeuvrings in Wellington and in Auckland, and the delicate negotiations with Maori tribes whose ancestral lands were traversed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images and maps on end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eNear new with only light wear on dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject and by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450928283940,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3876913698170064441.png?v=1792559353","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/single-track-the-construction-of-the-main-trunk-railway-by-r-s-fletcher","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}