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

• Autore: Francaviglia Richard V
• Pubblicazione: Logan : , : Utah State University Press, , 2008; ©2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Disciplina: 385.3/120979242
• Soggetto topico: Railroads - History; Railroads - West (U.S.) - History; Pacific railroads
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Over the range
• ISBN: 1-283-25015-2; 9786613250155; 0-87421-706-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910213814803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II