The Story of the Santa Fe
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1533030901 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Five Stars James T. Sparkman Good book. "Santa Fe" according to Jay Carsman. Boring and too complimentary of company. No, the ATSF management did not walk on water. "Five Stars" according to DeadwoodDave O. Enjoyed the book, very interesting thanks Dave O
The Grand Canon War Concluded IX. The Beginnings Of A Great Railroad IV. An Outlet To The Pacific X. This book is a complete history of the Santa Fe Company from the time of its inception to the year 1887. Vigorous Expansion XI. Professor Glenn D. Cyrus K. CONTENTS I. The Railroad Frontier V. And the Santa Fe is great because of the imagination and prophetic foresight of a very few leaders. Bradley, 1884-1930, earned a Ph.D. Into The Rocky Mountains VII. The first chapters are devoted to a brief history of New Mexico prior to 1850. Strong, an indomitable and far-sighted leader; Albert A. Ripley, who ably rounded out the ambitions of his predecessors, who welded the Santa Fe properties into a powerful and compact system, and who was one of the leading railway executives of the country. Source Materials Other works of the author include: "Winning the Southwest" ''Pioneer Sketches," "Famous Landmarks Along the Trail" and "Early Days in Dodge City" "Builders of the Santa Fe," "Winning the Southwest" "The Story of the Pony Express". It includes the history of the Grand Canyon war; the efforts made by the Santa Fe towards colonization of land in the West; the difficulty in crossing the Rocky Mountains, and the numerous complications resulting from the efforts of the Santa Fe to obtain an outlet to the Pacific Coast. The book is replete with incidents of the frontier life of the early seventi