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Always a cowboy : judge Wilson McCarthy and the rescue of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad /
Cowboy, judge, federal official, then business executive, Wilson McCarthy mirrored change and growth in the twentieth-century West. Leading the Denver & Rio Grande back from the brink saved a vital link in the national transportation system. The D & RGW ran over and through the scenic Rockie...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan :
Utah State University Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Cowboy, judge, federal official, then business executive, Wilson McCarthy mirrored change and growth in the twentieth-century West. Leading the Denver & Rio Grande back from the brink saved a vital link in the national transportation system. The D & RGW ran over and through the scenic Rockies, developing mineral resources, fighting corporate wars, and helping build communities. The Depression brought it to its knees. Accepting federal assignment to save the line, McCarthy turned it into a paragon of mid-century railroading, represented by the streamlined, Vista-Domed California Zephyr, although. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 316 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-306) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780874217162 0874217164 |