From the river to the sea: the untold story of the railroad war that made the West
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New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021.
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First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
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viii, 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
385.0973 SED
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John Sedgwick recounts the decade-long fight between General William J. Palmer, the Civil War hero leading the "little family" of his Rio Grande, coming down from Denver, hoping to showcase the majesty of the Rockies, and William Barstow Strong, the hard-nosed manager of the corporate-minded Santa Fe, venturing west from Kansas. What begins as an accidental rivalry when the two lines cross in Colorado soon evolves into an all-out battle as each man tries to outdo the other--claiming exclusive routes through mountains, narrow passes, and the richest silver mines in the world; enlisting private armies to protect their land and lawyers to find loopholes; dispatching spies to gain information; and even using the power of the press and incurring the wrath of the God-like Robber Baron Jay Gould--to emerge victorious. By the end of the century, one man will fade into anonymity and disgrace. The other will achieve unparalleled success--and in the process, transform a sleepy backwater of thirty thousand called "Los Angeles" into a booming metropolis that will forever change the United States.

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Maps on endpapers.
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John Sedgwick recounts the decade-long fight between General William J. Palmer, the Civil War hero leading the "little family" of his Rio Grande, coming down from Denver, hoping to showcase the majesty of the Rockies, and William Barstow Strong, the hard-nosed manager of the corporate-minded Santa Fe, venturing west from Kansas. What begins as an accidental rivalry when the two lines cross in Colorado soon evolves into an all-out battle as each man tries to outdo the other--claiming exclusive routes through mountains, narrow passes, and the richest silver mines in the world; enlisting private armies to protect their land and lawyers to find loopholes; dispatching spies to gain information; and even using the power of the press and incurring the wrath of the God-like Robber Baron Jay Gould--to emerge victorious. By the end of the century, one man will fade into anonymity and disgrace. The other will achieve unparalleled success--and in the process, transform a sleepy backwater of thirty thousand called "Los Angeles" into a booming metropolis that will forever change the United States.
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Sedgwick, J. (2021). From the river to the sea: the untold story of the railroad war that made the West. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. New York, Avid Reader Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Sedgwick, John, 1954-. 2021. From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West. New York, Avid Reader Press.

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Sedgwick, John, 1954-, From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West. New York, Avid Reader Press, 2021.

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Sedgwick, John. From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. New York, Avid Reader Press, 2021.

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