The Great National Highway Between the Missouri River and California.: The Direct Route to Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada and California. Open From Omaha to the Mountains.
by Union Pacific Railroad
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About This Item
Union Pacific Railroad. The Great National Highway Between the Missouri River and California. The Direct Route to Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada and California. Open From Omaha to the Mountains. Chicago: Horton & Leonard Book & Job Printers. 1868. Printed yellow wraps. Map on rear cover. 23 cm. Cover title: Omaha to the Mountains. 13 [2 ads] [1blank] pp. Covers worn, split at spine. Repaired with archival tape. In a four-point case with slip case with leather label. Good.
OCLC shows no holdings for this issue. There is a listing for a microform copy but no holdings are indicated. Not to be confused with the more common 12 page issue with the cover title Omaha to California. General promotion for the UPRR in 1868, the line apparently having reached Denver and Laramie. Emphasizes the efficiency of the company and the booming prospects for the Nebraska land its lines traverse. Ends with a two page list of stops for the UP and Wells Fargo & Company's overland mail and stage line. In a custom protective cover.Reviews
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- Bookseller
- WILLIAM ALLISON BOOKS (US)
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- Title
- The Great National Highway Between the Missouri River and California.
- Author
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Horton & Leonard
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1868
- Pages
- 13
- Size
- 23 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Railroad Railway Pioneer Settlers Immigration Emigrants
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