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  • The Associates

    Four Capitalists Who Created California

    Serier serie Enterprise
    "A first-rate look at the little-known story behind the creation of America's first continental railroad…Entertaining and well written." —Publishers WeeklyOne hundred forty years ago, four shopkeepers in Sacramento, California, rose to become the force behind the American transcontinental railroad, achieving along the way wealth beyond measure. To build influence and maintain power, they lied, ... Læs mere

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  • Hell on Wheels

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  • Braves and Businessmen: A History of Montana, Volume III

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    Montana's history is rich, colorful, and full of excitement in this fully-illustrated third volume of the state's history.Montana Territory had 20,595 people in 1870 and the vast majority were Indians. Those Indians would fight for their lands, and much of the territory's focus was on the Indian Wars raging across the state.By 1900 there were 243,329 people in the State of Montana. The numbers ... Læs mere

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  • Sacramento's Southern Pacific Shops

    Serier serie Images of Rail
    In 1862, the Central Pacific Railroad was founded and began building eastward from Sacramento as part of the transcontinental railroad. This required a shop capable of keeping the railroad�s equipment in running order. So in 1867, in the swamps just north of town, the Sacramento shops were born. For well more than a century, this massive complex kept the Central Pacific and its corporate successor ... Læs mere

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  • Consolidated Aircraft Corporation

    Serier serie Images of America
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