02895oam 22006614a 450 991021381480332120240418034110.01-283-25015-297866132501550-87421-706-7(CKB)2670000000105757(EBL)735420(OCoLC)741612962(SSID)ssj0000524659(PQKBManifestationID)11327338(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524659(PQKBWorkID)10486761(PQKB)10873194(MiAaPQ)EBC3442844(MdBmJHUP)muse13492(Au-PeEL)EBL3442844(CaPaEBR)ebr10488660(CaONFJC)MIL325015(OCoLC)932313549(MiAaPQ)EBC735420(Au-PeEL)EBL735420(EXLCZ)99267000000010575720080625d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOver the RangeA History of the Promontory Summit Route of the Pacific Railroad /Richard V. Francaviglia1st ed.Logan :Utah State University Press,2008.©2008.1 online resource (333 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87421-705-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index.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.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 enthusiaRailroadsHistoryRailroadsWest (U.S.)HistoryPacific railroadsElectronic books. RailroadsHistory.RailroadsHistory.Pacific railroads.385.3/120979242Francaviglia Richard V858219MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910213814803321Over the range2192366UNINA