The Resource From the river to the sea : the untold story of the railroad war that made the West, John Sedgwick
From the river to the sea : the untold story of the railroad war that made the West, John Sedgwick
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- Summary
- John Sedgwick recounts the decade-long fight between General William J. Palmer, the Civil War hero leading the "little family" of his Rio Grande, coming down from Denver, hoping to showcase the majesty of the Rockies, and William Barstow Strong, the hard-nosed manager of the corporate-minded Santa Fe, venturing west from Kansas. What begins as an accidental rivalry when the two lines cross in Colorado soon evolves into an all-out battle as each man tries to outdo the other--claiming exclusive routes through mountains, narrow passes, and the richest silver mines in the world; enlisting private armies to protect their land and lawyers to find loopholes; dispatching spies to gain information; and even using the power of the press and incurring the wrath of the God-like Robber Baron Jay Gould--to emerge victorious. By the end of the century, one man will fade into anonymity and disgrace. The other will achieve unparalleled success--and in the process, transform a sleepy backwater of thirty thousand called "Los Angeles" into a booming metropolis that will forever change the United States
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 339 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue: a tale of two cities
- Introduction: a very personal war
- The raton pass. On the train to El Moro ; The wild west ; Beware the prairie lilies ; The grid ; Where to go ; Seeking Uncle Dick ; Santa Fe, Inc. ; Enter the queen ; The battle is joined
- The royal gorge. Precious metals ; "A game of bluff" ; Haw ; The dead-line ; This means war ; Bad men ; Gould ; A whiskey salute ; Harvey houses
- Los Angeles. The pueblo ; The big four ; "A terrible, single-handed talker" ; Guaymas ; "This is hard" ; The A&P ; The end of the line ; Ightham mote ; California for a dollar ; Boom! ; Home
- Epilogue: the frontier thesis
- Isbn
- 9781982104283
- Label
- From the river to the sea : the untold story of the railroad war that made the West
- Title
- From the river to the sea
- Title remainder
- the untold story of the railroad war that made the West
- Statement of responsibility
- John Sedgwick
- Subject
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- trueCapitalists and financiers
- History
- trueLand claims
- Palmer, William Jackson, (1836-1909)
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909
- Railroad companies -- United States -- History
- trueRailroad construction workers
- trueRailroad owners
- trueRailroads
- Railroads -- United States -- History
- Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History
- trueSilver mines and mining
- Strong, William Barstow
- trueThe West (United States)
- trueTranscontinental railroad (United States)
- Transportation
- trueTransportation
- United States
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- trueCompetition
- Creative nonfiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- John Sedgwick recounts the decade-long fight between General William J. Palmer, the Civil War hero leading the "little family" of his Rio Grande, coming down from Denver, hoping to showcase the majesty of the Rockies, and William Barstow Strong, the hard-nosed manager of the corporate-minded Santa Fe, venturing west from Kansas. What begins as an accidental rivalry when the two lines cross in Colorado soon evolves into an all-out battle as each man tries to outdo the other--claiming exclusive routes through mountains, narrow passes, and the richest silver mines in the world; enlisting private armies to protect their land and lawyers to find loopholes; dispatching spies to gain information; and even using the power of the press and incurring the wrath of the God-like Robber Baron Jay Gould--to emerge victorious. By the end of the century, one man will fade into anonymity and disgrace. The other will achieve unparalleled success--and in the process, transform a sleepy backwater of thirty thousand called "Los Angeles" into a booming metropolis that will forever change the United States
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- 10958028
- Cataloging source
- NHP
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- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sedgwick, John
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Palmer, William Jackson
- Strong, William Barstow
- Railroad companies
- Transportation
- Railroads
- Railroads
- Transportation
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
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- the untold story of the railroad war that made the West
- Label
- From the river to the sea : the untold story of the railroad war that made the West, John Sedgwick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-324) and index
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- txt
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- Contents
- Prologue: a tale of two cities -- Introduction: a very personal war -- The raton pass. On the train to El Moro ; The wild west ; Beware the prairie lilies ; The grid ; Where to go ; Seeking Uncle Dick ; Santa Fe, Inc. ; Enter the queen ; The battle is joined -- The royal gorge. Precious metals ; "A game of bluff" ; Haw ; The dead-line ; This means war ; Bad men ; Gould ; A whiskey salute ; Harvey houses -- Los Angeles. The pueblo ; The big four ; "A terrible, single-handed talker" ; Guaymas ; "This is hard" ; The A&P ; The end of the line ; Ightham mote ; California for a dollar ; Boom! ; Home -- Epilogue: the frontier thesis
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- viii, 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9781982104283
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1236902460
- Label
- From the river to the sea : the untold story of the railroad war that made the West, John Sedgwick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: a tale of two cities -- Introduction: a very personal war -- The raton pass. On the train to El Moro ; The wild west ; Beware the prairie lilies ; The grid ; Where to go ; Seeking Uncle Dick ; Santa Fe, Inc. ; Enter the queen ; The battle is joined -- The royal gorge. Precious metals ; "A game of bluff" ; Haw ; The dead-line ; This means war ; Bad men ; Gould ; A whiskey salute ; Harvey houses -- Los Angeles. The pueblo ; The big four ; "A terrible, single-handed talker" ; Guaymas ; "This is hard" ; The A&P ; The end of the line ; Ightham mote ; California for a dollar ; Boom! ; Home -- Epilogue: the frontier thesis
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- viii, 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9781982104283
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1236902460
Subject
- trueCapitalists and financiers
- History
- trueLand claims
- Palmer, William Jackson, (1836-1909)
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909
- Railroad companies -- United States -- History
- trueRailroad construction workers
- trueRailroad owners
- trueRailroads
- Railroads -- United States -- History
- Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History
- trueSilver mines and mining
- Strong, William Barstow
- trueThe West (United States)
- trueTranscontinental railroad (United States)
- Transportation
- trueTransportation
- United States
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- trueCompetition
- Creative nonfiction
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