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The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - Rebel of the Rockies

English · Paperback / Softback

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Nowhere better than in the history of its railroads is the growth of the Old West revealed, and for Colorado the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Western epitomizes the changes that took place between 1870 and the present. Robert G. Athearn's intimate knowledge of the West has enabled him to write a gripping account of the famous narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande as it inched its way south, then turned west into the Rockies. By f1883 it had joined with the Rio Grande Western to become Colorado's only line across the mountains. The Dotsero Cutoff and the six-mile Moffat Tunnel put Denver on a transcontinental line for the first time. Twelve maps and fifty-five illustrations help tell the story.


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Robert G. Athearn was a professor of history at the University of Colorado and a distinguished historian of the Amrican West.


Summary

Gives an account of the famous narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande as it inched its way south, then turned west into the Rockies. By 1883 it had joined with the Rio Grande Western to become Colorado's only line across the mountains. This title features twelve maps and fifty-five illustrations to help tell the story.

Product details

Authors Robert G Athearn, Robert G. Athearn
Publisher Bison Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.06.1977
 
EAN 9780803258617
ISBN 978-0-8032-5861-7
No. of pages 395
Dimensions 151 mm x 228 mm x 23 mm
Weight 531 g
Series Regents Restoration Drama Seri
Regents Restoration Drama Seri
Subjects Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles
Humanities, art, music > History
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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