Rails Around Denver by Allan C Lewis

Rails Around Denver by Allan C Lewis

At the height of America's post-Civil War expansion, Colorado Territory was a land of great hope and opportunity. Forged at the confluence of commerce and geography, Colorado became a state in 1876, and Denver, the Queen City of the Plains. To address the growing need for efficient transportation throughout the state, early railroads such as the Kansas Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande were built in
the 1870s. Serving all of these routes was the Denver Union Depot with its commodious dual-gauged tracks. These "steel roads" would become the region's economic lifeblood, hauling freight and passengers to the booming mountain mining towns, returning with ores for processing, and serving as the direct link for passengers and freight between the Rocky Mountains and the industrialized East.

Rails around Denver investigates the accomplishments of individual railroads and captures the pleasure and nostalgia of a bygone era, with many previously unpublished photos. Allan C. is the author of this book. Lewis has a deep interest in the history of transportation in the American West and has spent the last 30 years amassing an excellent collection of photographs. He's also the author of Forty Miles to Fortune: The Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, as well as four other Arcadia books.

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ISBN 13	9780738548029
ISBN 10	0738548022
Titel	Rails Around Denver
Autor	Allan C Lewis
Serie	Images Of Rail
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Arcadia Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-07-18
Seitenanzahl	128
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