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Over the range: a history of the Promontory Summit route of the Pacific Railroad

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dc.contributor.authorFrancaviglia, Richard V., author
dc.contributor.authorUtah State University Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:47:01Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:47:01Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractFrancaviglia 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 enthusiast's know.
dc.description.tableofcontentsEnvisioning 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.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/87944
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectPacific railroads
dc.subjectRailroads -- West (U.S.) -- History
dc.subjectRailroads -- History
dc.titleOver the range: a history of the Promontory Summit route of the Pacific Railroad
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