Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow: Railroads in the West

In February 1854 the first railroad reached the Missippi; by the end of the nineteenth century five major transcontinental railroads linked the Atlantic and the Pacific. This is the story of that undertaking, complete with heroes and villians, laborers, intrepid engineers, avaricious bankers, stock manipulators, corrupt politicians, the displacement of an entire race of people, and millions of buffalo.

By the end of the 19th century, the Iron Horse had conquered the West--five major transcontinental railroads linked the Atlantic and the Pacific Coasts. In Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow, Dee Brown (author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) tells the story of that extraordinary undertaking. Includes 75 archival photos.

Author(s): Dee Brown  

ISBN 10: 0671899392
ISBN 13: 9780671899394
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Publication: 1994/10/01
Edition: 1