The Universal Guide Of Standard Routes And Itineraries Of Tourist Travel All Over The World Scholars Choice Edition

Author : Henry T. Williams
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ISBN 13 : 9780282578268
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Tourist written by Henry T. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pacific Tourist: Williams' Illustrated Trans-Continental Guide of Travel, From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean; Containing Full Descriptions of Railroad Routes Across the Continent, All Pleasure Resorts and Places of Most Noted Scenery in the Far WestIn this volume is combined every possible fact to guide and instruct the pleasure traveler, business man, miner, or settler, who turns his face westward. Herein are found every Railroad Station, and time of the principal Railroads, all Stage Routes, Distances, and Fare to all principal points; all the wonders of Western Scenery, Springs, Mountains, Canons, Lakes, Deserts, Rocks, and Gardens are here described in detail.The trans-ocean traveler from Europe to the Pacific will find all needful information of Routes on the Pacific Ocean and the traveler eastward from Australia and Japan will find invaluable help for his route to New York.Professor F. V. Hayden, the celebrated leader of the United States Geological Exploring Expedition, has contributed specially to these pages an admirably condensed account of the Wonders of the Yellowstone; and with the assistance of A. C. Peale, this Guide is the only publication which gives the most detailed and accurate information of Routes - how to reach it.The Big Bonanza Mines are also described in glowing language, and add to the interest of these pages.The Representative Men cf the Far West, who have been the energetic projectors and supporters of all its active and successful enterprises, are illustrated in our pages.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.