Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad: Central Pacific-Union Pacific

(2)
Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad: Central Pacific-Union Pacific image
ISBN-10:

0870950010

ISBN-13:

9780870950018

Author(s): Best, Gerald M.
Released: Jan 01, 1969
Format: Hardcover, 207 pages

Description:

With more than 310 illustrations: Maps - Timetables - Documentary Reproductions.Rosters of Motive Power, and Scale Locomotive Drawings.

Few events in American history have captured the nation's imagination as did the building of the first transcontinental railroad and its completion with the driving of a golden spike into a laurel tie at Promontory Utah, May 10, 1869. Many historians have written of the obstacles overcome in building across the Sierra and the Rockies, of political turmoil, Indian raids, financial problems; of material brought around the Horn for the Central Pacific and up the -Missouri for the Union Pacific; of personalities involved in this work of giants.

Iron Horses to Promontory tells a different story. In picture and text it tells of the locomotives - those beautiful iron horses with brass fittings, filigree work and brightly painted colors-each with its own name on the Central Pacific and its characteristic smoke stack, domes, and number plates. The rolling stock is described; the locomotive builders too long neglected, are presented and the writer brings to the reader interested in the Pioneer West, many "happenings" along the line which have hitherto not been published.

This book includes many rare and unpublished photographs of construction times, locomotives, and scenes along the route by such acknowledged cameramen of the time as Andrew J. Russell, S. ). Sedgwick, Charles 11. Savage, and Alfred A. Hart. There are maps, timetables and documentary reproductions, a complete roster of motive power of the Central Pacific to 1891 mid the Union Pacific to 1885, scale model drawings of Central Pacific No. 60 Jupiter and Union Pacific No. 119, and a detailed bibliography and index.

Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9780870950018




Frequently Asked Questions about Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad: Central Pacific-Union Pacific

You can buy the Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad: Central Pacific-Union Pacific book at one of 20+ online bookstores with BookScouter, the website that helps find the best deal across the web. Currently, the best offer comes from and is $ for the .

The price for the book starts from $7.50 on Amazon and is available from 20 sellers at the moment.

If you’re interested in selling back the Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad: Central Pacific-Union Pacific book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.

As for the Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad: Central Pacific-Union Pacific book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.

The Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad: Central Pacific-Union Pacific book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 3,717,801 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.

Not enough insights yet.