Get Mears! Frederick Mears: Builder of the Alaska Railroad

By Edwin Crittenden and Katharine Carson Crittenden

Book Overview

Appointed by President Wilson in 1914, Mears served as chief engineer and later chairman of the Alaska Engineering Commission until 1923. Concurrent with driving rail across hundreds of miles of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0832305510
• ISBN13: 9780832305511
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Binford & Mort Pub
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

A solid chapter of Alaskan history

Get Mears! Frederick Mears: Builder Of The Alaska Railroad by Katharine Carson Crittenden is the eye-opening story of Colonel Frederick Mears (1878-1939), who was appointed by President Wilson in 1914 and served as chief engineer and later chairman of the Alaska Engineering Commission until 1923. It would be his mission to oversee the forging of the Alaskan Railroad, an act that would forever change the state, its wilderness, and the people who lived there. A solid chapter of Alaskan history and the amazing life of a determined and visionary man mark this incredible read, Get Mears! is especially recommended for students of railroading history. Get Mears! is also available in hardcover...