The West the railroads made

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schwantes Carlos A., 1945-
Group Author: Ronda James P., 1943-
Published: University of Washington Press in association with Washington State Historical Society and the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at the St. Louis Mercantile Library,
Publisher Address: Seattle
Publication Dates: c2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xx, 229 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 9780295987699 (cloth : alk. paper)
0295987693 (cloth : alk. paper)
Index Number: F547
CLC: F547.129-64
Call Number: F547.129-64/S398
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-221) and index.
The magician's rod : railroads, the West, and Manifest destiny -- Space race ; or a tale of rival cities -- Tracking a transformation -- Lords of creation -- Manifest destinies : the railroad west and the modern world.