Official explorations for Pacific railroads
By: by George Leslie Albright.
Series: University of California publications in history,; v. 11
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1921
Place of publication: Berkley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys; Railroads -- United States -- History
Description: Congress and business desired transcontinental routes to the Pacific coast to facilitate access to the opulent commerce of the Far East. Albright described the three main routes: extreme north, central, and extreme south and their explorers.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [159]-160.