The Story of the Western Railroads: From 1852 Through the Reign of the Giants

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On December 23, 1852, the first train on the first railroad west of the Mississippi River steamed proudly from St. Louis to Cheltenham--the immense distance of five miles. In that moment of exaltation, writes Robert Edgar Riegel, "flags waved, bands played, and orators prophesied the flowering of the West under the beneficent influence of the steam locomotive. For once the orators were right. An epoch was marked. Twenty-five years earlier the musical...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0803209037

ISBN13:9780803209039

Release Date:November 1976

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:363 Pages

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality Transportation

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