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American West Publishing Co., 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

American West Publishing Co., 1969. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

American West Publishing Co., 1969. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

American West Publishing Co., 1969-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.2000 9.6000 6.4000.

American West Publishing Company, 1969. Hardcover. Good. .

Castle, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Castle Books, 1969-01-01. Hardcover. Good.

Castle Books. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good-. DJ sunned, wrinkled and shelfworn with 1" tear bottom front DJ at spine ; Now The Southern Pacific; 11.3 X 8.6 X 1.1 inches

Castle, 1969-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 11.3000 8.6000. Dust jacket shows shelf wear and tears. Pages are clean and intact.

American West Publishing Co., 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Edge wear to jacket. Price-clipped. .

American West Publ. Co., Calif, 1969. no additional printings listed . Hardcover. near fine/very good. NOT an ex library book. 317 pages including the index. Dust jacket has tears top of spine. Price is not clipped.

American West Publishing Co, 1969. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. The Pacific Railroad Survey, completed in 1855 after two years of grueling effort in western America's almost trackless mountains and plains, pointed to the fact that California was an isolated and defenseless land. In war, her forts might be demolished and her territory occupied before troops or munitions could be sent by way of Panama, the only possible route for moving large numbers of men and the hardware of war.Most important, however, was the need for faster and more reliable communications between this isolated outpost and the settled and industrialized East. Despite many reports to the contrary, Californians thought that such a project was too formidable for anyone less than the federal government or a corporation with government financial backing.This is the story of the conception and construction of the Central Pacific, the most difficult section by… Read More

American West Publishing Co.. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (history, transportation, trains, railways) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed and worn.. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Many historic photos. Bibliography, appendices, index. Maroon cloth binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages .

American West Publishing Co., Palo Alto. Near Fine.

Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing Company, 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full maroon cloth boards show edge wear and small nibbles on one corner. Tears on price-clipped dust jacket. 318 pages. Many b&w photos.

Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing Company, 1969. 1st printing; dj w/lite chippikng, rubbing at folds unclipped price, in mylar; maroon c w/gilt decorations/titles; 318 clean,, unmarked pages/index. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by B/W Photos. 8 Vo.

Castle, 1969. Very Good. Kraus, George. High Road to Promontory: Building the Central Pacific (now the Southern Pacific) across the High Sierra. New York: Castle, 1969. 317pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with slightly rubbed and bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with rubbed and bumped edges, slightly faded spine, and a few small chips. Panels lightly scuffed and soiled.

CA: American West Publishing, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good Ex-library, stamps on page ends and pastedowns, sticker shadow on spine, card pocket on rear pastedown, spine ends and top panel corners bumped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing Company. Fine+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. Burgundy cloth boards, pristine. Protected, price unclipped, dustjacket is bright, mild shelf rubbing and tape repairs to edges, sun fade to spine. Book is firm in binding, unread, b&w photographs by Alfred Hart. 317 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; pages .