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100 1 _aUnion Pacific Railroad Company. Passenger Department
245 1 4 _aThe Overland Route to the Road of a Thousand Wonders :
_bThe Route of the Union Pacific & The Southern Pacific Railroads from Omaha to San Francisco, a Journey of Eighteen Hundred Miles Where Once the Bison & the Indian Reigned
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-04-24
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rick Morris and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Overland Route to The Road of a Thousand Wonders" is an informative publication issued by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Passenger Departments in the early 20th century, specifically around 1908. This book serves as a historical account detailing the route of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads from Omaha to San Francisco, covering approximately eighteen hundred miles. It likely aims to document the journey through the vast landscapes of the American West, touching on themes of exploration and settlement where wildlife, like bison and native peoples, once thrived. The content of the book provides a narrative of the Overland Route, reflecting on both its historical significance and the transformation it brought to the American frontier. Starting from Council Bluffs, Iowa, it highlights the pioneers, explorers, and Native American interactions along the trail, as well as the expansion of railroads that operationally replaced earlier wagon trains and stagecoaches. It includes vivid descriptions of the various landscapes encountered, such as the Rocky Mountains and Great Salt Lake, while exploring the rich history revealed through towns, mining camps, and the challenges faced by those who traversed this path. The author celebrates the meeting point of the railways in Promontory, Utah, signified by the driving of the golden spike, marking a monumental achievement in connecting the continent across diverse terrains. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel
653 _aUnion Pacific Railroad Company
653 _aSouthern Pacific Company
653 _aRailroad travel -- West (U.S.)
700 1 _aSouthern Pacific Company. Passenger Department
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51849
999 _c92683
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