LEADER 02895oam 22006614a 450 001 9910213814803321 005 20240418034110.0 010 $a1-283-25015-2 010 $a9786613250155 010 $a0-87421-706-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000105757 035 $a(EBL)735420 035 $a(OCoLC)741612962 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524659 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11327338 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524659 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10486761 035 $a(PQKB)10873194 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442844 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13492 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442844 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10488660 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL325015 035 $a(OCoLC)932313549 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC735420 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL735420 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000105757 100 $a20080625d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOver the Range$eA History of the Promontory Summit Route of the Pacific Railroad /$fRichard V. Francaviglia 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLogan :$cUtah State University Press,$d2008. 210 4$dİ2008. 215 $a1 online resource (333 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87421-705-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index. 327 $aEnvisioning 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. 330 $aFrancaviglia 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 606 $aRailroads$xHistory 606 $aRailroads$zWest (U.S.)$xHistory 606 $aPacific railroads 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRailroads$xHistory. 615 0$aRailroads$xHistory. 615 0$aPacific railroads. 676 $a385.3/120979242 700 $aFrancaviglia$b Richard V$0858219 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910213814803321 996 $aOver the range$92192366 997 $aUNINA