“ROMANCE OF THE RAIL”
HISTORY IN POPULAR FORM. Although the title, “Romance of the Rail”, naturally leads a reader to expect much interesting matter, probably the anticipation will be exceeded in the two books issued by the Railways Department, covering the Main Trunk lines of the North and South .Island. Mr. James Cowan, a leading writer on pioneering and scenic subjects in New Zealand, has done some of his best work in these publications. The life and colour of the old days, Maori legends, the meanings of Maori placenames and other features are brightly given. Contour maps and pictures complete the contents of the books, which must add to the interest of travel on the main railway routes.
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Southland Times, Issue 22076, 25 July 1933, Page 3
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