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Book Synopsis My Western Pacific Railroad by : Norman W. Holmes
Download or read book My Western Pacific Railroad written by Norman W. Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nothing Like It In the World by : Stephen E. Ambrose
Download or read book Nothing Like It In the World written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Author :Stanley W. Johnson Publisher :Museum of North Idaho Publications ISBN 13 :9780972335669 Total Pages :548 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (356 download)
Book Synopsis The Milwaukee Road's Western Extension by : Stanley W. Johnson
Download or read book The Milwaukee Road's Western Extension written by Stanley W. Johnson and published by Museum of North Idaho Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Milwaukee Road's Western Extension is a fascinating story of the 1905-1915 building of the first through rail line between Chicago and Puget Sound. It was a daring decision that resulted in a remarkable accomplishment. It is a tale of unusual human interaction at all levels - full of details about the people and events involved. It tells of the face-to-face personal and corporate struggle for power by America's railroad barons; the courage and fortitude of pioneering civil engineer surveyors who pushed their way through literally thousands of miles of virgin wilderness in search of a workable route. It looks over the shoulders of hundreds of planners who attacked the unbelievably difficult problems of supplying 10,000 workers strung out over 1800 miles of planned right-of-way, devoid of roads or towns. The reader is taken along and offered the opportunity to observe these laborers as they erect steel trestles three-hundred feet above the forest floor; bore tunnels through almost 20 miles of mountain rock; build new bridges across the Missouri, the Yellowstone, the Columbia and a hundred other rivers and streams while they struggled to stay alive in the face of stifling heat, devastating floods, life-threatening snow and cold, winds of hurricane strength and the presence of typhus that frequented their new route across the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho and Washington. The reader learns why and how new construction machines came to virgin wilderness for the first time; discovers how the work crews lived; where they played and slept, what they ate, and sometimes how they died. Reading the book is like taking a trip into the beginning of the 20th century when men like Teddy Roosevelt, the Rockefellers, Alva Edison and John Westinghouse were introducing the country to new ways of living and doing business - better medical care, electricity in every day life, and a new freedom - the freedom to travel without pause or discomfort all the way from the beaches of Lake Michigan to the clear waters of Puget Sound. Based upon details and broad documentation gleaned from the records of the time, the story is one of fact rather than supposition - a broad tribute to the men who built the railroad. It is a saga of great accomplishment and remarkable people.
Book Synopsis Western Pacific Railroad by : Alfred E. Perlman
Download or read book Western Pacific Railroad written by Alfred E. Perlman and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Eye of the Explorer by : Paul D. McDermott
Download or read book Eye of the Explorer written by Paul D. McDermott and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eye of the Explorer: Views of the Northern Pacific Railroad Survey reproduces all seventy of the lithographs that appeared with Stevens�s final congressional report, published in 1860, as well as twelve of the lovely watercolor images from which the final prints were prepared
Book Synopsis The Classic Western American Railroad Routes by :
Download or read book The Classic Western American Railroad Routes written by and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1869 the east and west coasts of the USA were at last linked by rail, launching what is now known as the “golden age of the railroad.” Within twenty years several other major transcontinental routes had been opened, and the railroad companies who had invested millions of dollars need to attract both freight and passengers. To celebrate these pioneering routes, the railroad companies, enterprising publishers and even the United States Geological Service, produced a large quantity of colorful literature, including souvenir books, foldout postcards and illustrated maps. This exciting volume, packed with rare railroadiana and expertly-written text, brings those wonderful days back to life!
Book Synopsis Ghosts of Gold Mountain by : Gordon H. Chang
Download or read book Ghosts of Gold Mountain written by Gordon H. Chang and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guangdong -- Gold Mountain -- Central Pacific -- Foothills -- The High Sierra -- The Summit -- The Strike -- Truckee -- The Golden Spike -- Beyond Promontory.
Download or read book Hell on Wheels written by Dick Kreck and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West.
Book Synopsis Empire Express by : David Haward Bain
Download or read book Empire Express written by David Haward Bain and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 1432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Sunset Limited written by Richard J. Orsi and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only major US railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific played a major role in the shaping of the West & the development of southern California in particular. 'Sunset Limited' explores the corporate strategy over time to reveal how the company saw its place in the world.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :572 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (5 download)
Book Synopsis Passenger Train Service by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics
Download or read book Passenger Train Service written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :1740 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Hearings by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 1740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of the Union Pacific Railroad in Cheyenne by : Robert Darwin
Download or read book The History of the Union Pacific Railroad in Cheyenne written by Robert Darwin and published by Express PressLtd. This book was released on 1987 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Donner Pass written by John R. Signor and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hearings by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Passenger Train Service Legislation, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation...91-1, on S. 674, 2750, 2865, 2887, 2239, 2951 and S.J. Res. 120, 129, and S. Con.Res. 32, Sept. 23, 24, 25, 1969 by : United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce
Download or read book Passenger Train Service Legislation, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation...91-1, on S. 674, 2750, 2865, 2887, 2239, 2951 and S.J. Res. 120, 129, and S. Con.Res. 32, Sept. 23, 24, 25, 1969 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railroad Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: