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Bound by steel & stone: the Colorado-Kansas Railway and the frontier of enterprise in Colorado, 1890-1960

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dc.contributor.authorBowers, J. Bradford, author
dc.contributor.authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T17:54:09Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15T17:54:09Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractRecounts the stories of those who attempted ventures on the Colorado-Kansas Railway, which survived in one form or another for nearly fifty years, overcoming competition from other railroads, a limited revenue base, and even more limited capital financing. Consisting of steam-powered locomotives traveling along a mere twenty-five miles of track.--Provided by publisher.
dc.description.tableofcontentsProgressive-era reform and "The Pueblo Road" -- Construction and the fight for the franchise begin -- Boss fight -- Troubles continue -- The Colorado-Kansas Railway -- Connecting tracks: Pueblo, Stone City, and the railroad -- Tales of the Teller cousins -- Dam troubles -- Geo. H. Paul, boy wonder -- "Land of sunshine, health, and opportunity" -- Geology, geography and the town -- The people of Stone City -- Quarrying and clay mining: business as usual -- My friend Irma -- The Depression years -- The Colorado Railroad, Inc. -- End of the line -- The frontier stabilized: success from failure.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/233896
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity Press of Colorado
dc.relation.ispartofTimberline books
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dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.
dc.subjectMacDaniel, Irma, 1893-1971
dc.subjectColorado-Kansas Railway
dc.subjectRailroads -- Colorado -- Pueblo -- History
dc.subjectRailroads -- Management
dc.subjectPueblo (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century
dc.subjectStone City (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century
dc.titleBound by steel & stone: the Colorado-Kansas Railway and the frontier of enterprise in Colorado, 1890-1960
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