Metropolitan Corridor
Metropolitan Corridor

Author: John R. Stilgoe

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1985-01-01

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780300034813

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An engaging and delightfully illustrated account of the impact of railroads on the American built environment and on American culture from the last decades of the nineteenth century to the 1930's.

Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad

Author: Richard Billingsley

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2019-04-15

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1445685442

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A stunning collection of photographs of the United States' most famous railway - Union Pacific Railroad, an American icon.

Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels

Author: Dick Kreck

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1555919529

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Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West.

Print the Legend
Print the Legend

Author: Martha A. Sandweiss

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9780300103151

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Resurrecting scores of rare images of the 19th century American West, "Print the Legend" offers engaging tales of ambitious photographic adventurers, and misinterpreted images. Chronicling both the history of a place and the history of a medium, this book portrays how Americans first came to understand western photos and to envision their expanding nation. 138 illustrations.