| Description |
x, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-412) and index. |
| Contents |
The odyssey begins -- Jumping off -- Rails and the river -- The Lincoln highway -- The road from Red Cloud -- Hell on wheels -- The view from the bluffs -- Magic city -- Road tested on the red plains -- Crossing the Divide -- Green River to the rim -- Through the canyons to paradise -- Following the Humboldt -- Silver State -- Over the Sierra -- From Sacramento to the sea -- Golden Gate. |
| Subject |
Railroads -- United States -- History.
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Railroads. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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West (U.S.) -- History.
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| ISBN |
0143035266 paperback |
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