Sedgwick, 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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.09 SED

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 385.0979 SED

Schafer, 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 SCH