The West the railroads made
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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,
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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. |
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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. |