Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Putnam, 1973, first edition. In near fine
condition. How and why the transcontinental railroads were built, with
cast of players from exploited Chinese and Irish gandy dancers and
dance-hall girls to the Wall Street tycoons, land barons, and presidents
who conned thousands onto the sterile waterless plains. William F. Cody
was paid $500 a month to kill at least twelve buffalo a day for meat.
In 18 months he killed 4,280 buffalo to nourish the Kansas Pacific's
workmen.
Author Name: O'Connor, Richard
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Putnam: 1973
ISBN Number: 0399111204
ISBN Number 13: 9780399111204
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 016502
Price: $30.00
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