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Trains of the Old West by Brian Solomon Dust Jacket 2000 144 Pages
Trains of the Old West by Brian Solomon Dust Jacket 2000 144 Pages
THE COMING OF THE RAILROADS to the American West forever changed the character of the frontier, marking the end of one era and the beginning of another. A wild and open frontier was inexorably transformed into a modern, mechanized part of the country. Across the West, as railroad lines were built, towns sprang up along them almost overnight. The new means of transportation completely transformed the economy of the West, as for the first time it became possible to fully exploit the vast resources of the American heartland. The landscape quickly changed from open prairie and plains to acres of cultivated farmland.
Besides changing the landscape, the railroad brought with it a new culture: new lifestyles, a new vocabulary, and new problems. The pace of life increased, and schedules and timetables became more important. At the same time as the railroad opened up the West, it also, in a sense, closed off the frontier. The West was no longer a place of wide open spaces; iron rails were binding the country into a single unit.
Trains of the Old West is a fascinating look at the men and machines that drove this turbulent period of United States history. It tells the stories of the trains that made history, such as the C. P. Huntington, the Governor Stanford, the Jupiter and No. 1 19, and El Gobernador, as well as of such pioneering visionaries as Theodore Judah, Mark Hopkins, and Leland Stanford, who faced and overcame tremendous obstacles in their quest to forge a nationwide rail system. Gorgeously illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs, Trains of the Old West is a unique tribute to the adventurous, pioneering spirit on which the United States was built, and it captures all the grandeur and excitement of one of the most captivating periods in American history.
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