Railroad Communication with the Pacific, with an Account of the Central Pacific Railroad of California: the Character of the Work, Its Progress, Resources, Earnings and Future Prospects, and the Advantage of Its First Mortgage Bonds
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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Pamphlet original printed wrappers 8vo 35 pp. with lithographic map as frontispiece. Old ink ownership signature on front cover, along with small rubber stamp of library on front cover too. Library stamp on back of title page, some soiling to wrappers, corners nicked, and a slight vertical crease. Otherwise, very good. Scarce pamphlet offering a view of the building of the transcontinental railroad and some of the challenges it faced, including those related to the crossing the Sierra Nevada. The map shows most of the U.S. (excluding the southern fringe) with the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads connecting just north of Salt Lake City. The map also shows the proposed Southern Pacific Railroad from St. Louis to Southern California. The pamphlet talks about the need for the railroad because of the gold discoveries and the unlimited agricultural potential of the region. The author speculates that California could handle a population of ten million people. Also, includes facts and figures about the cost of the railroad.
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- Bookseller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100112
- Title
- Railroad Communication with the Pacific, with an Account of the Central Pacific Railroad of California: the Character of the Work, Its Progress, Resources, Earnings and Future Prospects, and the Advantage of Its First Mortgage Bonds
- Author
- [Railroad]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Brown, Printer,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1867.
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Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
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