The story of the first trans-continental railroad (Registro nro. 63715)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bailey, William Francis, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1861- |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The story of the first trans-continental railroad |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2007-09-14 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by David Edwards, Christine P. Travers and the<br/>Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net<br/>(This book was produced from scanned images of public<br/>domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Story of the First Trans-continental Railroad" by W. F. Bailey is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the monumental undertaking of constructing the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, detailing the various contributors, the challenges faced during its construction, and its historical significance. The book likely presents a blend of biographical sketches of key figures involved in the project, as well as an exploration of the political, financial, and logistical hurdles encountered along the way. At the start of this account, the author introduces the initial concepts and early advocates for a railroad linking the eastern states to the Pacific Coast, emphasizing the vision of figures like Thomas Jefferson and Asa Whitney. Bailey discusses the evolution of the idea over decades, the various proposals made, and the growing urgency for such a connection as the American West developed. The opening chapters set the historical context, praising the achievements that led to the eventual construction of the railroad and foreshadowing the trials that would accompany its completion. Bailey establishes a theme of pushing boundaries and the indomitable spirit of those who endeavored to make the railroad a reality, establishing a backdrop for the detailed narrative that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Railroads -- United States -- History |
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| Uncontrolled term | Union Pacific Railroad Company |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22598">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22598</a> |
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