The Railroad That Lighted Southern California: San Joaquin and Eastern (The Story of the Edison Big Creek Project).

Los Angeles, CA Trans-Anglo Books, 1965. Hardcover First Edition (1965), so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the reverse of the front endpaper. First Edition (1965), so stated. Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a split in the green boards top to bottom of the front hinge (the hinge still functions properly and is holding strong); sparse foxing to the top edge fo the text block; else flawless; the binding, if seriously flawed, is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy with a serious flaw a single minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Flawed, but remains, in overall appearance, close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; and a hint of soiling therefrom; else flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Attractive and intact. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.3 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches). 127 pages. Profusely illustrated with vintage duotone photographs, hand-drawn maps and a fold-out tri-tone hand-drawn map of the Big Creek Project. Decorated endpapers. Language: English. Weight: 27.2 ounces. Hardback with DJ. The story of Southern California Edison's Big Creek Project and the San Joaquin & Eastern Railroad. One of the most fabulous, and certainly the crookedest railroad ever built. It was built in 157 days in 1912 by Henry Huntington to furnish transportation for the construction of Big Creek, the largest hydro-electric project in the world at that time. This book gives all the detail of how Huntington Lake was born along with the power plants and other areas. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.