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The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West Softcover - 2005
by Bain, David Haward
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- Paperback
- first
In the summer of 2000, David Haward Bain and his family headed west in search of America's past. Following abandoned railroad tracks and the traces of old wagon trails, they discovered a uniquely American spirit of adventure that connects our past to our present. A superb writer and expert historian, Bain lingers in the hallowed places that line the old emigrant routes of the railroad and encounters a fascinating cast of characters, both historic and contemporary. Written with an engaging warmth and a deep grasp of history all his own, Bain has fashioned a quintessentially American journey.
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- Title The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West
- Author Bain, David Haward
- Illustrator Illus. with photos
- Binding softcover
- Edition 1st
- Condition Fine copy
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2005
- Bookseller's Inventory # BOOKS095053I
- ISBN 9780143035268 / 0143035266
- Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.28 x 1.01 in (23.37 x 15.95 x 2.57 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code 385.097
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We had been driving north on the old Leavenworth to Fort Laramie military road, now designated Kansas Highway 7/73, concrete and strips of softening tar winding through attractive wooded hills, wild trumpet vines and daylilies sprouting at roadside, willows and poplars alternating with pastures, hayfields, and stands of corn.