Sunset limited: the Southern Pacific Railroad and the development of the American West, 1850-1930

2006; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 43; Issue: 07 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.43-4231

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

Richard J. Orsi,

Tópico(s)

American Environmental and Regional History

Resumo

This book presents a history of the Southern Pacific Railroad and how that railroad influenced the development of the western states in America. The book contains fourteen chapters, divided among five parts. The five section headings are as follows: I. Foundations; II. Land Settlement; III. Water; IV. Agriculture; V. Conservation. The Sunset Limited was a luxury passenger train run by the Southern Pacific Railroad. It traveled between New Orleans, Louisiana and San Francisco, California.

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