Crossroads of a Continent Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 - Railroads Past and Present

Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 tells the story of the state's railroads and their vital role in American history. Missouri and St. Louis, its largest city, are strategically located within the American Heartland. On July 4, 1851, when the Pacific Railroad of Missouri began construction in St. Louis, the city took its first step to becoming a major hub for railroads. By the 1920s, the state was crisscrossed with railways reaching toward all points of the compass.Authors Peter A. Hansen, Don L. Hofsommer, and Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes explore the history of Missouri railroads through personal, absorbing tales of the cutthroat competition between cities and between railroads that meant the difference between prosperity and obscurity, the ambitions and dreams of visionaries Fred Harvey and Arthur Stilwell, and the country's excitement over the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904.Beautifully illustrated with over 100 color images of historical railway ephemera, Crossroads of a Continent is an engaging history of key American railroads and of Missouri's critical contribution to the American story.

ISBN:	9780253062369
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Published date:	20 Sep 2022
DEWEY:	385.09778
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	394
Weight:	1256g
Height:	188mm
Width:	261mm
Spine width:	33mm

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