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Title:
John Mullan : the tumultuous life of a western road builder
Contents:
Prologue: New York City, May 7, 1863 -- Prelude: Out west, 1841 -- Annapolis -- West Point -- Railroad survey -- Explorer -- Killing time -- Prelude: Latah Creek, Washington Territory, 1858 -- "Lieutenant Mullan's party has been saved from destruction" -- Wright's revenge -- Mullan's Road, 1859-1860 -- Mullan's Road, 1861-1862 -- "Capt. Mullan wishes to be made Governor of Idahoe" -- Prelude: Office of the Governor, Sacramento, January 18, 1889 -- Family feud -- The Chico to Boise line -- "The notorious Captain John Mullan" -- Rise and fall -- Dear Papa -- Prelude: Glenrose Community, near Spokane, October 28, 1934 -- America's great National Highway -- Keepers of the story -- Epilog: Mullan, Idaho, January 1, 2001.
Physical Description:
336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Genre:
Personal Subject:
Publisher:
Washington State University Press,
Publication Date:
2014
ISBN:
9780874223217
Publication Information:
Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, [2014]
Call Number:
923 MULLAN
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