Across the Columbia plain : railroad expansion in the interior Northwest, 1885-1893 / Peter J. Lewty
| Author(s): | Lewty, Peter J., 1934- |
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| Subjects: | Railroads--United States--History--19th century Northern Pacific Railroad Company--History--19th century Oregon and Transcontinental Company--History--19th century Oregon Railway and Navigation Company--History--19th century Union Pacific Railroad Company--History--19th century |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, 1995 |
| LC Classification: | H, HE |
| Table of Contents: | Preface Prologue 1. Lease and Joint Lease 1 2. To Moscow, Pomeroy, and Weston 21 3. Rivals in the Palouse 27 4. The Cascade Branch 35 5. The Stampede Tunnel 59 6. The Columbia River Bridge 67 7. The Hunt System 71 8. Lexington, Heppner, and the Coal Mines 93 9. Coeur d'Alene 99 10. Oregon Railway Extensions 119 11. In the Big Bend 129 12. The Great Northern Railway 143 13. Down to Juliaetta 171 14. To Keep the Wheels Turning 177 15. The Road to Ruin 211 Appendix A: Railways in the Columbia Interior, 1879-1893: Distances and Elevations 219 Appendix B: Glossary of Railroad Terms 239 Notes 267 Bibliography 307 Index 311 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 94039630 ISBN: 0874221153 (alk. paper) ISBN: 0874221145 (pbk. : alk. paper) Sequel to: To the Columbia gateway Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-309) and index |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 326 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 31375071 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0874221153 0874221145 |