The Pacific Princesses
An Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Pacific Fleet on the Northwest Coast
- Publisher
- Sono Nis Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1977
- Category
- History
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780919462045
- Publish Date
- Jan 1977
- List Price
- $49.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550391503
- Publish Date
- Jan 1977
- List Price
- $39.95
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Robert D. Turner has been researching, photographing and writing about transportation history for over forty years. His photos have been widely published and he has written hundreds of articles and reviews. The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers is his eighteenth book. Turner has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Canadian Railroad Historical Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the American Association for State and Local History’s Award of Merit. A retired heritage consultant and a curator emeritus at the Royal British Columbia Museum, Turner has travelled widely around the world photographing The Last Steam Railways and early industries while documenting the people, places and stories of this disappearing history and culture. He lives in Victoria, BC.