Sunset Limited : the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930.
The only major U.S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate.
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2001.
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Summary: | The only major U.S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (640 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780520940864 0520940865 |