The Colton letters--revisited
By: [edited by] Salvador A. Ramirez
Contributors: Colton, David Douty, 1832-1878; Ramirez, Salvador A.
Publisher: Tentacled Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Luis Rey, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 682
ISBN-13: 9780615685670
Subjects: Correspondence; Railroads; Biography; Sources; Political activity; History; Central Pacific Railroad Company; Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Description: Correspondence between Collis Potter Huntington and David Douty Colton, 1872-1878, concerning the Central Pacific Railroad Company and the Southern Pacific.
Notes: Updated version of The octopus speaks : the Colton letters, published in 1982.

"The purpose of this work is to update, on the basis of current research, the introduction and underlying supporting material of the 1982 publication, and to narrow the focus to the personalities and events specifically involved ... Though the letters have come to be called the 'Colton letters,' their principal figure and author was Collis Potter Huntington"--P. vii.

"Very limited edition"--P. [3] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [643]-654) and index.