Over the Range : A History of the Promontory Summit Route of the Pacific Railroad /

Over the Range : A History of the Promontory Summit Route of the Pacific Railroad /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Francaviglia, Richard V.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Central Pacific Railroad Company > History.
Union Pacific Railway Company.
Railroads > History.
Railroads > West (U.S.) > History.
Pacific railroads.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Envisioning Promontory (1820-1850)
  • In the path of history (1850-1865)
  • The battle of the maps (1865-1868)
  • A moment of glory : Promontory, 1869
  • On the early mainline (1869-1875)
  • Big time railroading (1875-1904)
  • A regional branchline (1904-1942)
  • A changing countryside & landscape (1904-1942)
  • Remembering Promontory (1942-present)
  • Epilogue : full circle.

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