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Author Schwantes, Carlos A., 1945-

Title The West the railroads made / Carlos A. Schwantes, James P. Ronda.

Publication Info. Seattle : University of Washington Press in association with Washington State Historical Society and the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at the St. Louis Mercantile Library, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  HE2771.A17 S39 2008    Available  ---
Description xx, 229 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index.
Contents The magician's rod : railroads, the West, and Manifest destiny -- Space race ; or a tale of rival cities -- Tracking a transformation -- Lords of creation -- Manifest destinies : the railroad west and the modern world.
Subject Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Railroads.
History.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
Added Author Ronda, James P., 1943-
ISBN 9780295987699 cloth alkaline paper
0295987693 cloth alkaline paper