| The Race to Indian Territory: Three Railroads, Their Struggle, and Their Ultimate Fates Contributor(s): Collins, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1450549071 ISBN-13: 9781450549073 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.84 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6" W x 9" (0.28 lbs) 88 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As railroads crossed 1860s Kansas, laws were passed that would allow only one railroad to lay track across Indian Territory south to Texas. Three railroads, the Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf; the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston; and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, raced to be first and to become a national line. The Race to Indian Territory recounts the story from early Kansas history. It tells of those important and interesting men involved in the race and the towns the tracks came to. It separates fact from legend, and reveals the race's surprising outcome. |