Rail: 150 Years of Rail in New Zealand is a rich, loving and lavish record of how New
Zealanders have interacted with trains and railways since first European
settlement to more recent times.
Produced in association with the Museum of
Transport and Technology (MOTAT), and showcasing an array of machines in their
full glory, it also portrays epic feats of construction, the identities and
personalities who influenced our rail story, tragedies that gripped a nation,
how rail was instrumental in shaping our fledgling and largely agricultural
economy, and restoration and renaissance into the modern day. Stunning
photography and compelling text throughout chart the sprawling, gripping story
of how rail helped build New Zealand.
What emerges is an absorbing and dramatic
photographic account, a keepsake for aficionados and general readers alike. A
stunning, timely and brilliantly compelling tribute to our life with rail, this
beautiful hardback will make a truly superb gift for all lovers of rail and
history.
About the author
Born
and raised in England, Matt Turner has seldom lived out of earshot of a
train, from the roar of diesel-electrics passing through the London suburbs to
the toot of the miniature loco in Whangaparaoa, north of Auckland. Graduating
from art school in 1986, he has spent the intervening years as a picture
researcher, editor, writer, indexer, book packager and general publishing
consultant. He is the author of eight non-fiction books and hundreds of
articles for online encyclopedias and partworks, on topics ranging from
elephants to abstract art.
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October 2014 | $80.00 | Hardback | Penguin Group (NZ)
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