Over the Range A History of the Promontory Summit Route of the Pacific Railroad

• Hoofdauteur: Francaviglia, Richard V. (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: University Press of Colorado 2008
• Onderwerpen: Humanities; History of the Americas; Historical geography; History
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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 corri...