Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest

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Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest

• Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest available on November 20 2015 from Amazon for 32.27
  
• ISBN bar code 9780295972107 ξ2 registered November 20 2015
  
• ISBN bar code 9780295972107 ξ1 registered August 07 2012
  
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• Manufacturered by Univ of Washington Pr
  

Pathbreaking and handsomely done photohistory that shows the impact of railroads on everyday life in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. The desert expanses and dense forests produced isolated settlements but the dozens of railroads that built lines into the region brought connection to the larger world which meant enormous and lasting economic and social changes. This book demonstrates how the railroads promoted tourism, agriculture (grain and fruit), logging and mining, thereby permanently shaping the region's character. The complex and sometimes stormy relations among the major railroads (such as UP, NP, the Great Northern and the Milwaukee) and the important role of the smaller railroads (such as the Sumpter Valley and the Idaho and Washington Northern) are illuminated as are the ambitions and competitiveness of their leaders (such as Henry Villard, James J. Hill and E. H. Harriman), and the experiences of railroad workers and passengers. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With reproductions of advertisements and tourist guides. Decorative end papers show routes of 30 railroads in the area. 360 pages with index.

^ Schwantes, Carlos A. (1993). 9780295972107, University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. ISBN 9780295972107 (revised Jan 2014)
^ Carlos A. SchwantesRailroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest, Univ Of Washington Pr. Amazon. ISBN 9780295972107 (revised Nov 2015)