Iron Muse: Photographing the Transcontinental Railroad

by Glenn Willumson

The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. But it was through the power of images--and especially the photograph--that the railroad attained its iconic status. Iron Muse provides a unique look at the production, distribution, and publication of images of the transcontinental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520270940
• ISBN13: 9780520270947
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 10.1"