Author: Maurice Williams. Published by The Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Society, Kelowna, BC., 2008, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with an absolutely beautiful dedication to the first owner! Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9 x 6 inch, 168 pages includes index.
MYRA'S MEN: by Maurice Williams, celebrates the unsung heroes who physically built the stretch of the KVR from Myra Canyon to Penticton - through mountains, up impossible grades and assembled trestles across deep canyons, and chronicles those who toiled to make McCulloch's ""wonder"" a reality.
These men, also called navvies or blanketstiffs, toiled with pick and shovel, sledge and scoop. They engaged in the tough work of leveling grades, blasting and filling holes, digging foundations and pounding spikes. Here, Williams tells their fascinating story. He tells us where they came from and provides new details on life in the construction camps as well as highlights of their workday. He writes of those who cared about the navvie - to reveal the life of those who truly built the Kettle Valley Railway.
