Poten Bernard (2 results)

[circa 1973]. (Paper covers) Very good plus. 16pp. Illustrations. "Power Town, Canada. The story of Great Falls is a truly Canadian story. Because Canada and the electrical power business are roughly the same age, it was inevitable that the development of water resources would go hand in hand with the development of the country. Great Falls generating station on the Winnipeg River is now in its 51st year of operation. The big story is in the people who made the station work, the people who came here half a century ago and who raised their chilren here, the people who lived their lives and died here. We dedicate this little book to them and to the people of every Power Town, Canada". Book about Generating Station. Time Period 1923-1973. Contributors include Thelma Bernard, Jack Howcroft, F.L.G. Howes, Alec Lee, Nona Poten, Belle Sinnock. Locale: Great Falls--Manitoba; Manitoba--Canada; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada; Winnipeg River Area--Manitoba. (Manitoba, Hydro-Electricity, Local History).

Hardcover. Hardcover. No date; circa 1890. The book has been recased with a green buckram spine, but using the original boards. The orignal spine cloth has been re-applied over most of the spine. New endpapers at the same time. The work probably done in the not-too-distant past. Wear at the board corners, and some to the board edges. Some surface rubbing. The page edges are age-darkened, and with a few tiny nicks at the edges. Else the pages are clean. Many full-page plates and illustrations. Five color plates. A couple of the tipped-in plates have come loose, but are present. The original ribbon bookmark is present (age-darkened at one end tip). Text in German. This is a large, very heavy book; Priority and/or International may require shipping over and above standard costs. ; 28C; 15-1/2" x 11-1/4"; 385 pages.