"No one has done before what Athearn has done in this volume. He has utilized company records and a variety of other sources to write a very attractive and readable, but scholarly account of the impact of the Union Pacific and its branch line son the country it served from the 1860s to the 1890s. . . . Everyone from railroad buffs to Western history scholars will like the book."--Choice. "This highly readable book is an excellent history of the heart-breaking efforts to build the Union Pacific into a viable enterprise before the end of the nineteenth century. . . . Throughout this attractive reprint edition, Athearn provides insights and fresh perspectives not only on the Union Pacific but on other railroads in the West and their significance in frontier America."--David Dary, Overland Journal. "A superb contribution by a master historian, Union Pacific Country is a model chapter in the epic story of how the American West was penetrated, settled, and developed with the aid of steam and iron. The research is massive; the writing style is inviting; the photographs, maps, and documents are helpful; and the story is compelling."--Journal of the West. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rebel of the Rockies by Robert G. Athearn is also available.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1989 reprint of a 1971 Rand McNally publication. A corporate history of the Union Pacific Railroad, including a thorough discussion of its growth through the acquisition of subsidiaries and branch lines that expanded the system. Well documented and illustrated, with black & white photos, drawings & maps, as well as a bibliography, notes and references, and index. 6 x 9¼ inches, 480 pages. In very good condition, almost "as new." No dust jacket with this copy. Seller Inventory # 001313
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