New York / London / Toronto / Sydney / Auckland: Doubleday, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Richard Oriolo (Design). FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Quarter bound in blue cloth with red paper board. Gilt lettering on the spine. Endpapers illustrated with map of the United States in black and white. Frontispiece photograph of E.H. Harriman in black and white. Book is illustrated throughout in black and white photographs and occasional maps and/or diagrams. Clean, crisp pages with no marginalia whatsoever. Includes bibliography, endnotes and is indexed. Dustjacket is in very good condition with chipping and small tears to the spine, and the cover bears wear along the edges, slight tears, some rubbing and slight fading. Bears photograph of locomotive in black and white and blue, black and red color themes. [xviii] 654 pp. Overall a very nice copy. The Union Pacific Railroad (legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and simply Union Pacific), is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pacific is the second largest railroad in the United States after BNSF. (Wikipedia). From the dustjacket "Insightful, definitive in scope, rich in colorful anecdotes and superb characterization, Union Pacific is a fascinating saga not only of a particular company, but also of the rail industry in the twentieth century." Full refund if not satisfied.

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Bookseller: Shelley and Son Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 065184
Title: Union Pacific: The Rebirth 1894-1969 (FIRST EDITION)
Author: Maury Klein
Illustrator: Richard Oriolo (Design)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday
Place of Publication: New York / London / Toronto / Sydney / Auckland
Date Published: 1990
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Railroad, Transportation, Railroads, History, First Transcontinental Railroad project, Overland Route, locomotive
Bookseller catalogs: Transportation;

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