Author: Robert West Howard
Alternate names: Howard, Robert West, 1908-1988; Howard, Robert West; Howard, Robert West, 1908-....; Howard, Robert W. 1908-1988
Born: 1908
Died: 1988
Bio: Robert West Howard (1908‑1988) was a journalist who wrote well over a dozen books on American pioneer history, the American West, and similar topics. His book The Great Iron Trail, presented here, was published in 1962, the centennial year of the first Pacific Railway Act that formally set in motion the project to span the continent by rail.