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 inthe 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accomplishments of individual railroads and captures the pleasure and nostalgia of a bygone era, with many previously unpublished photos.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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780738548029 |
| ISBN 10 | 0738548022 |
| Title | Rails Around Denver |
| Author | Allan C Lewis |
| Series | Images Of Rail |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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