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

• Main Author: Francaviglia, Richard V. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University Press of Colorado 2008
• Subjects: Humanities; History of the Americas; Historical geography; History
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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...