Going places : transportation redefines the twentieth-century West / Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes.

Author/creator Schwantes, Carlos A., 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxix, 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAmerican West in the twentieth century
American West in the twentieth century. ^A682452
Contents Transportation corridors transform the west -- When railroads ruled -- Copper connections and the last transcontinental railroad -- Roads stretching from farm to market, but seldom beyond -- The emergence of new corridors of power -- The twentieth-century transportation revolution -- The new overland route -- Hard choices for hard times -- Is this trip necessary? the impact of World War II -- Auto euphoria and other postwar enthusiasms -- The sky's the limit -- Reinventing the railroads.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 397-409) and index.
LCCN 2002006857
ISBN0253342023 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HE210 .S34 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold