Author: Robert William ShieldsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Seymour, Indiana and the Famous Story of the Reno Gang
Author: Robert William ShieldsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Six-Guns and Saddle Leather
Author: Ramon Frederick AdamsPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486400358
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Authoritative guide to everything in print about lawmen and the lawless—from Billy the Kid to the painted ladies of frontier cow towns. Nearly 2,500 entries, taken from newspapers, court records, and more.
Indiana
Author: A Mighty Fine Road
Author: H. Roger GrantPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253052688
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
“Grant has once again hit a home run . . . a detailed but readable history of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, a major Midwestern railroad.” —Carlos A. Schwantes, St. Louis Mercantile Library Professor Emeritus The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad’s history is one of big booms and bigger busts. When it became the first railroad to reach and then cross the Mississippi River in 1856, it emerged as a leading American railroad company. But after aggressive expansion and a subsequent change in management, the company struggled and eventually declared bankruptcy in 1915. What followed was a cycle of resurrections and bankruptcies; a grueling, ten-year, ultimately unsuccessful battle to merge with the Union Pacific; and the Rock Island’s final liquidation in 1981. But today, long after its glory days and eventual demise, the “Mighty Fine Road” has left behind a living legacy of major and feeder lines throughout the country. In his latest work, railroad historian H. Roger Grant offers an accessible, gorgeously illustrated, and comprehensive history of this iconic American railroad. “This handsome, well-illustrated book merits the attention of any reader interested in the history of Iowa. And just as important, the book reminds us of the importance of railroads to the history and vitality of American society. All aboard!” —Iowa City Press-Citizen “A Mighty Fine Road lays out the amazing, yet heartbreaking history of the railroad I loved. The historical opportunities and disappointments of the Rock Island is clearly explained in Grant’s book, with visionaries keeping the dream moving forward, yet damaged and constrained by greed and lack of vision with the next management regime.” —Dan Sabin, President, Iowa Northern Railway Company
Indiana Authors and Their Books: 1967-1980
Author: The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: National Union Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference DeptPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description