Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell
Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell
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Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell by Reinhold Messner
In 1880, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was hard-pressed to find a suitable rail route from Grand Junction to Salt Lake City. With the coal deposits of eastern Utah luring them on, railroad officials chose a difficult route over Soldier Summit. The railroad established the town where helper engines were attached to the heavy trains, and Helper grew into a division point with branch operations that reached into the nearby canyons to serve the blossoming coal industry. Numerous smaller towns sprang up to service the railroad, and in 1912, the newly incorporated Utah Railway laid tracks to share the right-of-way with the Denver and Rio Grande. Thetown of Helper is still a mecca for rail fans, and the story of its past lives on.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780898863055 |
| ISBN 10 | 0898863058 |
| Title | Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell |
| Author | Reinhold Messner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mountaineers Books |
| Year published | 1991-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 381 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |