The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985

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1988 George and Constance Hilton Book Award, presented by the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society

Don Hofsommer chronicles the twentieth-century history of a transportation giant. Here is a story of divestiture and merger, Sunset Route, and Prosperity Special. " . . . a treasure house of information about the Southern Pacific Company . . . . This book is a joy to read."--Richard C. Overton, from the Foreword

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". . . we can say that if you have any interest in the history of our industry you shouldn't miss it. It's well-written, interesting, and authoritative." --Modern Railroads

". . . . a definitive corporate biography . . . a significant contribution to our understanding of the history of the West and Southwest. Written in a style that will appeal to both the general reader and the scholar, the book is populated with a rich cast of characters from magnate E. H. Harriman to engine crews and section gangs along the Sunset Route." --Keith Bryant, author of Culture in the American Southwest

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