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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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.