Orient Meets Occident: The Advent of the Railways to the Pacific Northwest 1936 Enoch A. Bryan ~History ~Railroads ~SP&S ~Oregon, Washington

Title: Orient Meets Occident: The Advent of the Railways to the Pacific Northwest

Author: Enoch A. Bryan

Description: Brick-colored cloth boards stamped in gilt on spine. Previous owner's name blacked-out on front pastedown, else clean and unmarked. 26 illustrations. vii, 269 pages.

History of railroad development into the Pacific Northwest.

Contents:
I. The Quest of the West.
II. The Pacific Surveys.
III. The Union Pacific Railroad.
IV. The Pacific Northwest has Its Own Goldrush.
V. The Northern Pacific Railroad.
VI. Gathering Up the Threads.
VII. At Attempt at Consolidation.
VIII. The Great Northern Railway.
IX. Disaster and Reorganization.
X. The Spokane, Portland and Seattle [SP&S], and the North Coast Line.
XI. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad [CMStP&P].
XII. The Orient Meets the Occident.
Bibliography.

The author, Enoch Albert Bryan (1855-1941), was a native of Indiana and was President of Washington State College from 1893 to 1915.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: The Students Book Corporation
Place: Pullman, Washington
Year: 1936

Keywords: history, railroads, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Washington state, Union Pacific Railroad, Northern Pacific Railroad, Great Northern Railway, Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway, Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Milwaukee Road,