..".I love this book. It is well written, extensively researched, and pulled the early history of California narrow gauge railroads together for me."--Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette "Like a superior documentary film or a compelling historical novel, "The Birth of California Narrow Gauge: A Regional Study of the Technology of Thomas and Martin Carter," sheds waterfalls of insight on the history of Northern California during a relatively unexplored era before the urbanization of the Golden State. " ーーChris Watson, Santa Cruz Sentinel