Main Title |
Sierra crossing : first roads to California / |
Author |
Howard, Thomas Frederick
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Publisher |
University of California Press, |
Year Published |
1998 |
OCLC Number |
37345664 |
ISBN |
0520206703 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Roads--Sierra Nevada (Calif and Nev)--History--19th century ;
Overland journeys to the Pacific ;
Sierra Nevada (Calif and Nev)--Description and travel
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAM |
HE356.C2H68 1998 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
06/06/2003 |
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Collation |
ix, 218 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Mountain wall, snow, basins, and rivers -- Trans-Sierra transport before wheeled vehicles -- Wagon trains across the Sierra -- Local initiatives in road building -- State government road measures -- The distant prospect of railroads -- The Federal government builds west to California -- Mail contracts and stagecoach service -- A revival of interest in road construction in California -- The Central Pacific Railroad. |
Place Published |
Berkeley : |
PUB Date Free Form |
c1998. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
97028012 |
Merged OCLC records |
40051395 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20030605131204 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01472cam 2200313 a 45020 |