Hell on Wheels: Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad
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- Synopsis
- Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 280 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781555919528
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781555919481
- Publisher:
- Fulcrum Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 01/14/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Dick Kreck, David Fridtjof Halass
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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