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"Open to any chapter and be entertained with a cast of colorful characters, an unsolved mystery, larcenous train robbers, or an extraordinary romance. Thoroughly enjoyable reading...as well as educational." --Richard Steinheimer, Railroad historian and photographer
"This is a great book! It brings the lore of railroading to a whole new audience." --Dan Thielan, Curator Nevada State Railroad Museum
Ann Kindred, Associate Curator Silverado Museum
"McLaughlin's written a compelling love story about Robert Louis Stevenson's 1879 journey to reunite with his beloved Fanny."
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"Open to any chapter and be entertained with a cast of colorful characters, an unsolved mystery, larcenous train robbers, or an extraordinary romance. Thoroughly enjoyable reading...as well as educational." --Richard Steinheimer, Railroad historian and photographer
"This is a great book! It brings the lore of railroading to a whole new audience." --Dan Thielan, Curator Nevada State Railroad Museum
Ann Kindred, Associate Curator Silverado Museum
"McLaughlin's written a compelling love story about Robert Louis Stevenson's 1879 journey to reunite with his beloved Fanny."
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 66 books Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: railroad heist, first train robbery, express car, transcontinental line, railroad crews Key Phrases - CAPs: San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Southern Pacific, Virginia City, Wells Fargo (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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IN ITS HEYDAY DURING THE 1870S, VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA, rivaled cosmopolitan San Francisco and the Barbary Coast as the most exciting and wildly indulgent city in the Far West. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
railroad heist, first train robbery, express car, transcontinental line, railroad crews Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Southern Pacific, Virginia City, Wells Fargo, Central Pacific, New York, Carson City, Nevada Historical Society, Santa Cruz, Cape Horn, Gold Hill, Boulder Creek, Robert Louis Stevenson, Anthony Azoff, Tahoe City, Truckee River, United States, Union Pacific, Sierra Nevada, Carson River, Pacific Coast, Jack Davis, San Quentin
IN ITS HEYDAY DURING THE 1870S, VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA, rivaled cosmopolitan San Francisco and the Barbary Coast as the most exciting and wildly indulgent city in the Far West. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
railroad heist, first train robbery, express car, transcontinental line, railroad crews Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Southern Pacific, Virginia City, Wells Fargo, Central Pacific, New York, Carson City, Nevada Historical Society, Santa Cruz, Cape Horn, Gold Hill, Boulder Creek, Robert Louis Stevenson, Anthony Azoff, Tahoe City, Truckee River, United States, Union Pacific, Sierra Nevada, Carson River, Pacific Coast, Jack Davis, San Quentin