{"product_id":"9780803258297","title":"Union Pacific Country - Athearn, Robert G.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eUnion Pacific Country\u003c\/u\u003e by Athearn, Robert G.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by U of Nebraska Press, 1971\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No one has done before what Athearn has done in this volume. He has utilized company records and a variety of other sources to write a very attractive and readable, but scholarly account of the impact of the Union Pacific and its branch line son the country it served from the 1860s to the 1890s. . . . Everyone from railroad buffs to Western history scholars will like the book.\"--Choice. \"This highly readable book is an excellent history of the heart-breaking efforts to build the Union Pacific into a viable enterprise before the end of the nineteenth century. . . . Throughout this attractive reprint edition, Athearn provides insights and fresh perspectives not only on the Union Pacific but on other railroads in the West and their significance in frontier America.\"--David Dary, Overland Journal. \"A superb contribution by a master historian, Union Pacific Country is a model chapter in the epic story of how the American West was penetrated, settled, and developed with the aid of steam and iron. The research is massive; the writing style is inviting; the photographs, maps, and documents are helpful; and the story is compelling.\"--Journal of the West. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rebel of the Rockies by Robert G. Athearn is also available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U of Nebraska Press, 1971","offers":[{"title":"Union Pacific Country \/ Very Good","offer_id":52634184122660,"sku":"9780803258297VG","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_56529d9e-ca99-49a5-a5b3-6daef7705662.jpg?v=1781792503","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780803258297","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}