The 1356: A Brave Engine: a story about a boy who loved trains

$20.00

The 1356: A Brave Engine, is a historic fiction for children about growing up on the Northern Pacific Railway, and Engine 1356’s role in the Big Burn, the great fire of 1910.

In The 1356: A Brave Engine, a boy named Isaac lives with his station agent father in a little depot in the wilds of Idaho. He helps his father in the depot, listens to his stories of adventure, and always watches for his favorite engine, The 1356.

In 1910 the great fire comes, the Big Burn that destroyed several towns and over three million acres. The 1356 brings Isaac and his family to safety in Missoula, Montana. Years go by, and Isaac will in turn help save the 1356 for the City of Missoula.

The 1356: A Brave Engine is illustrated with colorized photos from the Nixon Collection at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. Ron V. Nixon was a renowned railroad photographer who was instrumental in saving Engine 1356 for preservation. The 1356: A Brave Engine was written by his daughter, Jeannine.

The 1356: A Brave Engine is 28 pages, hard cover, hand bound, limited edition. $20.00.

The 1356: A Brave Engine, is a historic fiction for children about growing up on the Northern Pacific Railway, and Engine 1356’s role in the Big Burn, the great fire of 1910.

In The 1356: A Brave Engine, a boy named Isaac lives with his station agent father in a little depot in the wilds of Idaho. He helps his father in the depot, listens to his stories of adventure, and always watches for his favorite engine, The 1356.

In 1910 the great fire comes, the Big Burn that destroyed several towns and over three million acres. The 1356 brings Isaac and his family to safety in Missoula, Montana. Years go by, and Isaac will in turn help save the 1356 for the City of Missoula.

The 1356: A Brave Engine is illustrated with colorized photos from the Nixon Collection at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. Ron V. Nixon was a renowned railroad photographer who was instrumental in saving Engine 1356 for preservation. The 1356: A Brave Engine was written by his daughter, Jeannine.

The 1356: A Brave Engine is 28 pages, hard cover, hand bound, limited edition. $20.00.