Hell on Wheels - Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad (Paperback)


Overnight settlements, better known as 'Hell on Wheels, ' sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West

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Overnight settlements, better known as 'Hell on Wheels, ' sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Fulcrum Inc.,Us

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

April 2013

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

May 2013

Authors

Foreword by

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

280

ISBN-13

978-1-55591-948-1

Barcode

9781555919481

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LSN

1-55591-948-0



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