Rails Around Denver

by Allan C. Lewis

Book Overview

At the height of America's post-Civil War expansion, Colorado Territory was a land of great hope and opportunity. Forged at the confluence of commerce and geography, Colorado became a state in 1876, and Denver, the Queen City of the Plains. To address the growing need for efficient transportation throughout the state, early railroads such as the Kansas Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande were built in
the 1870s. Serving all of these routes was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738548022
• ISBN13: 9780738548029
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"