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Herbert Stitt - I Remember Book - 47 Years with Canadian Pacific Railway, History and Free Download

December 2nd, 2022 Update: Fixed issue, book should download easily now.  It was in 1998 when I went into a used book store in Kitchener and saw a box of books all containing one title, "I Remember" by Herbert Stitt. The book was a small format 4"x7" 102 pages. The book was originally published in 1983. There were about 25 copies in the box. I offered the store owner $25.00 for all of them and he accepted. I came home and read the book. It was a fascinating look at Herbert's 47 year career from 1915-1962 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. From a Canadian railway history prospective it was a treasure to own. In 2000, I put out a local railway calendar of Preston, Galt, Hespeler Railway Stations. I also offered the Herbert Stitt book for sale at $5.00. I sold them all but 2 copies which I kept for myself. About 10 years ago I was going through my archives and found the copies of the book. I decided at that time to try and find someone connected with the original p