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Anderson, Peter Hirsch, Andy Johnstone, William W. Schafer, Mike. Sedgwick, John Solomon, BrianSolomon, Brian
Summary: "Illustrated history of the North American Railroad industry's mergers and acquisitions illustrated with historical photography and 50 specially commissioned maps and line diagrams charting that evolution"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 SOLSchafer, Mike.
Summary: "This illustrated history examines the evolution of the mighty "Pennsy" from a disparate group of early horse-car lines into a twentieth-century transportation giant sprawling across 10,000 route miles in 13 of the nation's most populous states."--Dust jacket. "This hardcover edition of the original soft cover volume consists of all new photography from numerous collections. ... We introduce...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 SCHSedgwick, John
Summary: John Sedgwick recounts the decade-long fight between General William J. Palmer, the Civil War hero leading the "little family" of his Rio Grande, coming down from Denver, hoping to showcase the majesty of the Rockies, and William Barstow Strong, the hard-nosed manager of the corporate-minded Santa Fe, venturing west from Kansas. What begins as an accidental rivalry when the two lines cross in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2021
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Summary: "Founded in 1866, the Frontier Overland Company was no ordinary stagecoach operation. Two kindred souls with the same fighting spirit, Tucker Cobb and former Texas Ranger Butch Keeling agreed to launch a business together: a brand-new stagecoach line through the wilds of Wyoming . . . They called it the Frontier Overland Company. And a legend was born. Cobb and Keeling knew it wouldn't be easy....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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Summary: The history of th Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies' efforts to span the continent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385 ANDHirsch, Andy
Summary: In 1863, America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one each from East and West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from the lowest economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022