Table of Contents: Over the range

Over the range : a history of the Promontory Summit route of the Pacific railroad /

Over the range : a history of the Promontory Summit route of the Pacific railroad / / Richard V. Francaviglia.

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:	ProQuest (Firm) Francaviglia, Richard V.
TeilnehmendeR:	ProQuest (Firm)
Year of Publication:	2008
Language:	English
Online Access:	https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=3442844
Physical Description:	x, 333 p. :; ill. (some col.), maps (some col.).
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Table of Contents:

Envisioning Promontory (1820-1850)
In the path of history (1850-1865)
The battle of the maps (1865-1868)
A moment of glory : Promontory, 1869
On the early mainline (1869-1875)
Big time railroading (1875-1904)
A regional branchline (1904-1942)
A changing countryside & landscape (1904-1942)
Remembering Promontory (1942-present)
Epilogue : full circle.