A combination of travelogue, history, and storytelling, this is the story of David Haward Bain's family's travels from their home in Vermont to the West in search of America's past.
A combination of travelogue, history, and storytelling, this is the story of David Haward Bain's family's travels from their home in Vermont to the West in search of America's past.
David Haward Bain is the author of the award-winning Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad and Sitting in Darkness: Americans in the Philippines. His articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in Smithsonian magazine, American Heritage, Kenyon Review, the New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post, and Newsday. Bain taught literature and creative writing at Middlebury College for thirty-two years.
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List of Illustrations Part I 1. The Odyssey Begins 2. Jumping Off Part II 3. Rails and the River 4. The Lincoln Highway 5. The Road from Red Cloud 6. Hell on Wheels 7. The View from the Bluffs Part III 8. Magic City 9. Road Tested on the Red Plains 10. Crossing the Divide 11. Green River to the Rim Part IV 12. Through the Canyons to Paradise Part V 13. Following the Humboldt 14. Silver State Part VI 15. Over the Sierra 16. From Sacramento to the Sea 17. Golden Gate Epilogue References Index
List of Illustrations Part I 1. The Odyssey Begins 2. Jumping Off Part II 3. Rails and the River 4. The Lincoln Highway 5. The Road from Red Cloud 6. Hell on Wheels 7. The View from the Bluffs Part III 8. Magic City 9. Road Tested on the Red Plains 10. Crossing the Divide 11. Green River to the Rim Part IV 12. Through the Canyons to Paradise Part V 13. Following the Humboldt 14. Silver State Part VI 15. Over the Sierra 16. From Sacramento to the Sea 17. Golden Gate Epilogue References Index
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