1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990000357710203316

Autore

COOPER, George R.

Titolo

Probabilistic methods of signal and system analysis / George R. Cooper and Clare D. McGillem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Rinehart and Winston, 1971

Descrizione fisica

XII, 258 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Collana

HRW series in electrical engineering electronics and systems

Altri autori (Persone)

McGILLEM, Clare D.

Disciplina

001.51

Collocazione

001.51 OO

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910213814803321

Autore

Francaviglia Richard V

Titolo

Over the Range : A History of the Promontory Summit Route of the Pacific Railroad / / Richard V. Francaviglia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Logan : , : Utah State University Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

9786613250155

9781283250153

1283250152

9780874217063

0874217067

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Disciplina

385.3/120979242

Soggetti

Railroads - History

Railroads - West (U.S.) - History

Pacific railroads

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Envisioning Promontory (1820-1850) -- In the path of history (1850-1865) -- The battle of the maps (1865-1868) -- A moment of glory : Promontory, 1869 -- On the early mainline (1869-1875) -- Big time railroading (1875-1904) -- A regional branchline (1904-1942) -- A changing countryside & landscape (1904-1942) -- Remembering Promontory (1942-present) -- Epilogue : full circle.

Sommario/riassunto

Francaviglia looks anew at the geographical-historical context of the  driving of the golden spike in May 1869. He gazes outward from the site  of the transcontinental railroad's completion-the summit of a remote  mountain range that extends south into the Great Salt Lake. The  transportation corridor that for the first time linked America's coasts  gave this distinctive region significance, but it anchored two centuries  of human activity linked to the area's landscape.Francaviglia brings to that larger story a geographer's perspective  on place and society, a railroad enthusia