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Close-up illustration of people in period attire seated in an open-air railway car with a lake and mountains behind.

Book of the Week — The Central Pacific Railroad: A Trip Across the North American Continent…

“A railroad is like a lie you have to keep building to make it stand.” – Mark Twain The Central Pacific Railroad: A Trip Across the… New York: T. Nelson and sons, 1870 F594 C46 This is one in a series of pictorial guide-books published by T. Nelson and...

13 July, 2020 / 2 Comments

Monochrome landscape engraving showing a wide body of water surrounded by distant mountains under a heavy, cloudy sky.

An Excerpt from A New and Popular Pictorial Description of the United States

"Wheat, oats, and barley, yield abundantly in the great valley. Melons and all the vines grow in perfection, as also do vegetables; while hopeful efforts are making to raise the olive, orange, lemon, pineapple, tea, coffee, &c." A New and Popular Pictorial Description of the United...

24 July, 2019 / 0 Comments