celebrating paso (6 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover with dust jacket. Zustand: Good. Paulda, Mark A. (illustrator). Celebrating El Paso - Cook, John F. *** [EN] Categories: English Books; Photography | Condition: good | Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket *** [DE] Kategorien: Englische Bücher; Fotografie | Zustand: gut | Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag *** [CZ] Kategorie: Anglicke knihy; Fotografie | Stav: dobry | Vazba: puvodni, pevna s prebalem.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Centennial ed. ; 197 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. ; ISBN 9780962323362, 0962323365 ; OCLC 29519470 ; color pictorial still paper wrappers ; "This Centennial issue is limited to 1500 copies."--Title page verso ; slight damp stain on back of book ; SIGNED prsentation by author on title page ; the authoritative history of the construction of the Southern Pacific railroad as it was completed and passed through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ; The Southern Pacific was represented by three railroads. The original SP was founded in San Francisco in 1865, by a group of businessmen led by Timothy Phelps with the aim of building a rail connection between San Francisco and San Diego, California. The company was purchased in September 1868 by a group of businessmen known as the Big Four: Charles Crocker, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Jr. and C. P. Huntington. The original company was called Southern Pacific Railroad, the second was called Southern Pacific Company and the third was called Southern Pacific Transportation Company. The third Southern Pacific railroad, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, is now operating as the current incarnation of the Union Pacific Railroad.; Contents; The grand promise -- making large ranchos into smaller ones -- Tracks for San Miguel -- Passing El Paso De Robles -- Fire, tears and music --- A new town -- The Board of Trade -- The hotel promoters -- Action on the Santa Margarita -- New towns to the south -- Two great new hotels -- Land subscriptions -- Gathering New Hope -- The search for outside support -- Railroad work really begins -- Tunnel building -- Work all along the line -- Opening the tunnels -- The Steel bridge across Stenner Creek -- The train to San Luis Obispo ; G. Book.