Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Roads and Canals
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Whitney's Railroad to the Pacific
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Roads and Canals
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
A Project for a Railroad to the Pacific
Author: Asa Whitney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Whitney's Railroad to the Pacific
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Roads and Canals
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Empire Express
Author: David Haward Bain
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101658045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1432
Book Description
After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101658045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1432
Book Description
After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.
Asa Whitney & His Pacific Railway Project
Author: Vera Wrigglesworth
Publisher:
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Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Nothing Like It In the World
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743203173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743203173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
After Promontory
Author: Center for Railroad Photography and Art
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253039614
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States , After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading profiles the history and heritage of this historic event. Starting with the original Union Pacific—Central Pacific lines that met at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, the book expands the narrative by considering all of the transcontinental routes in the United States and examining their impact on building this great nation. Exquisitely illustrated with full color photographs, After Promontory divides the western United States into three regions—central, southern, and northern—and offers a deep look at the transcontinental routes of each one. Renowned railroad historians Maury Klein, Keith Bryant, and Don Hofsommer offer their perspectives on these regions along with contributors H. Roger Grant and Rob Krebs.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253039614
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States , After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading profiles the history and heritage of this historic event. Starting with the original Union Pacific—Central Pacific lines that met at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, the book expands the narrative by considering all of the transcontinental routes in the United States and examining their impact on building this great nation. Exquisitely illustrated with full color photographs, After Promontory divides the western United States into three regions—central, southern, and northern—and offers a deep look at the transcontinental routes of each one. Renowned railroad historians Maury Klein, Keith Bryant, and Don Hofsommer offer their perspectives on these regions along with contributors H. Roger Grant and Rob Krebs.
The West the Railroads Made
Author: Carlos A. Schwantes
Publisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Includes schedule of the California Zephyr, and brief comments about points of interest along the route from Chicago to San Francisco.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Includes schedule of the California Zephyr, and brief comments about points of interest along the route from Chicago to San Francisco.
A Project for a Railroad to the Pacific ... with reports of Committees of Congress, etc. [With a map.]
Author: Asa WHITNEY (Railway Engineer.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Beyond the Mississippi
Author: Albert Deane Richardson
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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