Rogers:: The Town the Frisco Built

by Marilyn Harris Collins and Rogers Historical Museum

Book Overview

The engine's piercing whistle blast and the rhythmic beat of metal wheel upon metal rail in 1881 were the recognizable sounds of progress and prosperity for many wishing to push west across the American expanse. The advent of the railroad in the nineteenth century gave birth to hundreds of communities, and Rogers was one such town created by the extension of this iron network across a changing national landscape. Set upon the Ozark Plateau, Rogers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738523739
• ISBN13: 9780738523736
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.7"