Westward by Rail
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Shortly after the transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory, Utah in 1869, William Fraser Rae undertook a journey by rail from New York to San Francisco. Along the way, he kept account...
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Shortly after the transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory, Utah in 1869, William Fraser Rae undertook a journey by rail from New York to San Francisco. Along the way, he kept accounts of what he saw. The accounts are republished here, in a modern facsimile edition. Includes a rather poor reproduction of a map showing transcontinental rail routes. --- In black paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, with titling stamped in copper foil to spine. Dust jacket with color Currier & Ives illustration, "Express Train". --- An excellent copy: bright and unmarked. Jacket also bright and lacking damages.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xiv, 391 pages
Product Info
ISBN: 1566191378
ISBN-13: 9781566191371
Publisher: Indian Head Books
Year: 1993
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
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Country: United States
