Rival rails : the race to build America's greatest transcontinental railroad
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Published
New York : Random House, c2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 406 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Random House, c2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"After the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, the rest of the country was up for grabs, and the race was on. The prize: a better, shorter, less snowy route through the corridors of the American Southwest, linking Los Angeles to Chicago. In Rival Rails, Borneman lays out in compelling detail the sectional rivalries, contested routes, political posturing, and ambitious business dealings that unfolded as an increasing number of lines pushed their way across the country"--Cover, p. 2.
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