Format:
319 Seiten ;
,
27 cm.
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
978-0-253-03960-6
Content:
"Celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading profiles the history and heritage of this historic event. Starting with the original Union Pacific-Central Pacific lines that met at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, the book expands the narrative by considering all of the transcontinental routes in the United States and examining their impact on building this great nation. Exquisitely illustrated with full color photographs, After Promontory divides the western United States into three regions - central, southern, and northern - and offers a deep look at the transcontinental routes of each one. Renowned railroad historians Maury Klein, Keith Bryant, and Don Hofsommer offer their perspectives on these regions along with contributors H. Roger Grant and Rob Krebs."--Amazon.com
Note:
Place of publication taken from publisher's website. - Includes index
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Foreword / Robert D. Krebs -- Introduction / H. Roger Grant -- What the first transcontinental railroad wrought / Maury Klein -- To the far west: photography along the central lines (early views) -- To the far west: photography along the central lines (modern views) -- The southern transcontinentals / Keith L. Bryant Jr -- To the desert west: photography along the southern lines (early views) -- To the desert west: photography along the southern lines (modern views) -- Steamcar civilization in the northwest / Don L. Hofsommer -- To the northwest: photography along the northern lines (early views) -- To the northwest: photography along the northern lines (modern views) -- Capturing the west: photography and the transcontinental railroads / Drake Hokanson -- Photographers' biographies -- Index of photographers -- Acknowledgments / Donors -- About the center
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-253-03961-3
Language:
English
Keywords:
Bildband
;
History
;
Pictorial works
URL:
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031621988&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
