Richard C Overton / Gulf to Rockies The Heritage of the Fort Worth 1st ed 1953

Description: Gulf to Rockies: The Heritage of the Fort Worth and Denver - Colorado and Southern Railways, 1861-1898 Author: Overton, Richard C. Title: Gulf to Rockies: The Heritage of the Fort Worth and Denver - Colorado and Southern Railways, 1861-1898 Publication: Austin: University of Texas Press, 1953 Edition: First Edition Description: 410pp. Octavo [24 cm] Tan cloth. Near fine/Near fine. John Evans, former governor of Colorado, organized in 1881 a railroad to run southward from Denver as the first link in cheap rail-water route via the Gulf of Mexico to the East. meanwhile ambitious Fort Worth citizens had incorporated the Fort Worth and Denver City in 1873. Not a rail was laid on either road, however, until General Grenville M. Dodge, famed builder of the Union Pacific and the Texas Pacific, took up the Texas Project and joined forces with Evans to create the Gulf-to-Rockies Route. Seller ID: 9673 Subject: Western Americana Tschanz Rare Books We actively buy and sell books, photographs, ephemera, maps and objects in our specialities: Utah & the Mormons, Interior West, Western National Parks, Western Indians, Railroads and Western Americana generally. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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