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CONQUEST AND CATASTROPHE: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Great Northern Railway Through Stevens Pass
CONQUEST AND CATASTROPHE The Triumph and Tragedy of the Great Northern Railway Through Stevens Pass
Author: T. Gary Sherman
It is fair to say that the arrival of the Great Northern Railroad to Seattle and Puget Sound in 1893 remains the most historically economic event in the Pacific Northwest. James J. Hill's relentless ambition to tap the resources of the Northwestern United States and then the Orient. He put the great engineer, John F. Stevens in charge of fin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781418495756
ISBN-10: 1418495751
Publication Date: 11/18/2004
Pages: 260
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Publisher: AuthorHouse
Book Type: Paperback
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Anyone interested in Northwest history as well as railroading will find this book an incredible read. There is so much information and yet the book reads like a fast-paced novel; especially the account of the great Wellington avalanche disaster of 1910. There is so much packed into this book. Anyone interested in history and railroads will greatly enjoy this work.


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