MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01515nam a22002658a 4500
001 2009047297
003 DLC
005 20091211115105.0
008 091204s2010 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009047297
020 $a9781400065615 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHE2751$b.B67 2010
082 00 $a385.0973/09034$222
100 1 $aBorneman, Walter R.,$d1952-
245 10 $aRival rails :$bthe race to build America's greatest transcontinental railroad /$cWalter R. Borneman.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$cc2010.
263 $a1011
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aOpening gambits (1853-1874) -- Lines upon the map -- Learning the rails -- An interruption of war -- Transcontinental by any name -- The Santa Fe joins the fray -- Straight west from Denver -- "Why is it we have so many bitter enemies?" -- Contested empire (1874-1889) -- Showdown at Yuma -- Impasse at Raton -- Battle royal for the gorge -- Handshake at Deming -- West across Texas -- Transcontinental at last -- Battling for California -- Gould again -- To the halls of Montezuma -- California for a dollar -- Santa Fe all the way (1889-1909) -- Making the markets -- Canyon dreams and schemes -- The boom goes bust -- Still west from Denver -- Top of the heap -- Dueling streamliners.
650 0 $aRailroads$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aRailroads$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.