Over the Range : A History of the Promontory Summit Route of the Pacific Railroad / / Richard V. Francaviglia.
Francaviglia looks anew at the geographical-historical context of the driving of the golden spike in May 1869. He gazes outward from the site of the transcontinental railroad's completion-the summit of a remote mountain range that extends south into the Great Salt Lake. The transportation c...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Logan : : Utah State University Press,, 2008. ©2008. |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Francaviglia looks anew at the geographical-historical context of the driving of the golden spike in May 1869. He gazes outward from the site of the transcontinental railroad's completion-the summit of a remote mountain range that extends south into the Great Salt Lake. The transportation corridor that for the first time linked America's coasts gave this distinctive region significance, but it anchored two centuries of human activity linked to the area's landscape.Francaviglia brings to that larger story a geographer's perspective on place and society, a railroad enthusia |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283250152 9786613250155 0874217067 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Richard V. Francaviglia. |