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All Aboard for Santa Fe: Railway Promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s
by Dye, Victoria E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/NF
- ISBN 10
- 0826336574
- ISBN 13
- 9780826336576
- Seller
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Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
Albuqueque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 2005. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback book bound in blue cloth covered boards with gilt title on the spine. Only defect to note on the book is former owner's name on first end page. No defects to note on the dust jacket. Book is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. In 1878 the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company became the first railroad in New Mexico. By 1890 it controlled over half of all track miles in the state. They became the power to promote tourism to be an important financial enterprise. Illustrated with black and white photos and ads. 163 pages. .
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- Bookseller
- K. L. Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014641
- Title
- All Aboard for Santa Fe: Railway Promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s
- Author
- Dye, Victoria E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- NF
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0826336574
- ISBN 13
- 9780826336576
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuqueque, New Mexico
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- New Mexico; Railroads.
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About the Seller
K. L. Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Bella Vista, Arkansas
About K. L. Givens Books
Our home-based business is located in the beautiful Ozarks of northwest Arkansas. We began selling books in 1992 and still enjoy searching for treasures to list on the internet. We are not mega-sellers; instead we select our inventory for condition and rarity. Among our favorites are 19th century classics in decorative bindings; regional histories and genealogies; and military history.
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