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London Taxis a Full History    by Bill Munro
Price: $4.99 USD. 84950 words. Published by BillJM on August 31, 2011. .

London’s taxis are famous around the world, as much a part of the capital as the red buses, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. This book traces the story of the London taxi from 1897, when the capital’s first horseless cab, the Bersey, appeared right up to the present day. This is a text-only version: a fully illustrated edition is available as a print book from Earlswood Press
Northern Pacific Railway Employees In Fargo North Dakota    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $3.75 USD. 10690 words. Published on December 7, 2012. .

My eBook consists of small bios of Northern Pacific Railway Employees in Fargo, North Dakota from 1896-1916. The biographical details includes as much ancestral information as I could find on each person who worked for N P Ry in Fargo. The e-book is pertinent to individuals who are railway enthusiasts. It is also a fine resource to learn more about Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN history.
Railroad Employees In Wake County North Carolina    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 7420 words. Published on January 17, 2013. .

My eBook profiles employees of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad, and Southern Railway. Each of these railroad companies kept offices in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina by the late 19th century. Individual workers include train executives, conductors, moulders, firemen, engineers, clerks, and laborers. The text was compiled from city directories, 1880-1917.
Grenfell Mission and People, Ice break-up, Mail boat, Mail plane, Medley of Photographs and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Air Transfers in Nain – Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1965-66    by Llewelyn Pritchard
Price: $6.95 USD. 990 words. Published on January 19, 2013. .

A unique photo album of 116 historical photographs (with original captions) about Grenfell Mission and People, Ice break-up, Mail boat, Mail plane, Medley of Photographs and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Air Transfers in Nain – Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1965-66.
1880 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Directory Topeka, Kansas    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $3.50 USD. 5010 words. Published on April 25, 2013. .

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad was completed to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1880. I have used ancestral records to compile an employee directory for A.T.&S.F.R.R. for Topeka, Kansas. The directory lists titles of railroad workers, their family members, and where the came to Kansas from. The publication will be useful for students of railroad history and those doing family ancestry profiles.