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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Borneman, Walter R., 1952-     Subjects     Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Railroads -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Borneman, Walter R., 1952-       by title:      Rival rails : the ra...         MARC Display

Rival rails : the race to build America's greatest transcontinental railroad / Walter R. Borneman. by Borneman, Walter R., 1952- New York : Random House, c2010. Subjects Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   Railroads -- United States -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781400065615 (alk. paper) 1400065615 (alk. paper) Description:  xxiii, 406 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Contents:  Opening gambits (1853-1874) -- Lines upon the map -- Learning the rails -- An interruption of war -- Transcontinental by any name -- The Santa Fe joins the fray -- Straight west from Denver -- "Why is it we have so many bitter enemies?" -- Contested empire (1874-1889) -- Showdown at Yuma -- Impasse at Raton -- Battle royal for the gorge -- Handshake at Deming -- West across Texas -- Transcontinental at last -- Battling for California -- Gould again -- To the halls of Montezuma -- California for a dollar -- Santa Fe all the way (1889-1909) -- Making the markets -- Canyon dreams and schemes -- The boom goes bust -- Still west from Denver -- Top of the heap -- Dueling streamliners. Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 385.0973 Bo Checked In Add Copy to MyList CLOSED TEMPORARILY: Honokaa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 385.0973 Bo Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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