All Aboard for Glacier: The Great Northern Railway and Glacier National Park |
 enlarge | Author: Carol Guthrie
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 195508
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 9 x 0.3
ISBN: 1560372761
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.76
EAN: 9781560372769
ASIN: 1560372761
Publication Date: January 2004
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Book Description
Glacier National Park and the Great Northern Railway became synonymous in the early 20th century. Original photographs, posters, menus, postcards, and other rare materials support this fascinating pictorial history of the creation and promotion of the park by Great Northern as railroad barons raced west and competed for precious territory to expand their empires.
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Customer Reviews:
A great book about Great Northern March 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a nicely done book about the history of Great Northern in general in addition to highlighting how important the development of the U.S. was on the railroads. I like old advertising images and this book has a nice selection of the ads that enticed people to venture into desolate areas for the shear beauty of the country. Many of these people decided to call these areas home with the help of the railroads. Santa Fe was largely responsible for the settlement of the Southwest and Great Northern of the Northwest territories when there was just about nothing there. An enjoyable book to read with great illustrations.
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