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From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West

From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West

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  • Create Date：2021-06-22 17:30:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：John Sedgwick
  • ISBN：B08LDW8ZWX
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Reviews

Jerry ，

I would actually give this a 4。25 perhaps。 It is a good overview of the history of the Denver & Rio Grande and the Atchison， Topeka & Santa Fe railroads。 It covers primarily their confrontations in New Mexico and Colorado， where both railroads were attempting to get thru the same pass in each state， with the same goal of eventually reaching the Pacific。 It covers the main characters involved as well as the political， economic and historical backgrounds at the time。 Many of the books listed in hi I would actually give this a 4。25 perhaps。 It is a good overview of the history of the Denver & Rio Grande and the Atchison， Topeka & Santa Fe railroads。 It covers primarily their confrontations in New Mexico and Colorado， where both railroads were attempting to get thru the same pass in each state， with the same goal of eventually reaching the Pacific。 It covers the main characters involved as well as the political， economic and historical backgrounds at the time。 Many of the books listed in his research are ones I have in my personal library， so I am encouraged to do more reading。 This a a great book for a railroad and history enthusiast。 It will wet your appetite to delve deeper into the stories and backgrounds of these railroads and of the West。 An enjoyable read。 。。。more

Anne Morgan ，

I ended up being kind of disappointed in this book。 There were so many long side stories and tangents that I often lost track of the main story and why the individuals/places we were getting a side story on were important to the main storyline。 The two railroad men， Palmer and Strong， spent their time trying to outdo each other， and race for the best routes - often with extremes like building stone forts along the routes and hiring armed posses to keep the other side from working。 Their irration I ended up being kind of disappointed in this book。 There were so many long side stories and tangents that I often lost track of the main story and why the individuals/places we were getting a side story on were important to the main storyline。 The two railroad men， Palmer and Strong， spent their time trying to outdo each other， and race for the best routes - often with extremes like building stone forts along the routes and hiring armed posses to keep the other side from working。 Their irrational behavior is so identical there are times when it is easy to confuse the two railroads and Sedgwick regularly lets readers know he agrees the men are being identically ridiculous。 While bringing railroads west， through Colorado and eventually to California created fascinating changes to the country that I enjoyed reading about， overall I found this book too much of a slog to get through to really enthusiastically recommend to anyone。 I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review 。。。more