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Author:

Bain, David Haward.

Title:

The old iron road : an epic of rails, roads, and the urge to go West / David Haward Bain.

Publisher:

Viking,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

xii, 434 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Railroads--United States--History.
West (U.S.)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

The author describes his and his family's odyssey west as they retraced the entire route of the first transcontinental railroad, offering a glimpse of the American spirit of adventure and character that led to its construction.

ISBN:

9780670033089
0670033081

LCCN:

2003071066

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

OYAX081 -- Boone Campus Library (Boone)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

XHPD657 -- Glenwood Public Library (Glenwood)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

BGPE251 -- Perry Public Library (Perry)