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The story of the western railroads / by Robert Edgar Riegel.
Includes information on the Central Pacific Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, Pony Express, etc.
Record details
- Physical Description: xv, 345 pages ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: Lincoln, NB : University of Nebraska Press, 1964, ©1926.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-337).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Beginning of railroads -- The first construction -- Federal aid -- State and local aid -- War Period -- The completion of the first transcontinental road -- Prosperity -- Transcontinental aspirations and the Panic of 1873 -- Depression and opposition -- Recovery -- The Gould system -- The completion of the southern transcontinental roads -- The completion of the northern transcontinental -- The end of an era -- The labor supply -- Labor organization -- Equipment -- The railroads and western settlement -- Regulation and the Interstate Commerce Act -- The reign of giants.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | HE 2763 .44 1926 | 250487 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | History #123 | 276825 | Deloria Collection | Available | - |