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From the river to the sea : the untold story of the railroad war that made the West

Sedgwick, John

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Summary: John Sedgwick recounts the decade-long fight between General William J. Palmer, the Civil War hero leading the "little family" of his Rio Grande, coming down from Denver, hoping to showcase the majesty of the Rockies, and William Barstow Strong, the hard-nosed manager of the corporate-minded Santa Fe, venturing west from Kansas. What begins as an accidental rivalry when the two lines cross in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.09 SED

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 385.0979 SED

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