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Eye of the Explorer: Views of the Northern Pacific Railroad Survey 1853-54
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0878425608
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Eye of Explorer
- Publisher
- Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Genre
- Travel, Transportation, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / West / General, Railroads / History, Adventurers & Explorers, Surveying, Military
- Number of Pages
- 0238 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0878425608
ISBN-13
9780878425600
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108402094
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2010
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / West / General, Railroads / History, Adventurers & Explorers, Surveying, Military
Book Title
Eye of Explorer
Number of Pages
0238 Pages
Language
English
Genre
Travel, Transportation, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2010-005033
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
917.804/2
Synopsis
In the 1850s, Congress authorized and funded five railroad surveys to determine the most practical route for a transcontinental railroad through the western frontier. The northernmost survey, headed by Maj. Isaac Stevens, was the most successful, both scientifically and geographically. Along with the data assembled by numerous scientists and surveyors was the work of two artists, John Mix Stanley and Gustavus Sohon. Their illustrations graphically documented the physical and cultural geography of the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, with a particular eye for Native American life. Eye of the Explorer: Views of the Northern Pacific Railroad Survey reproduces all seventy of the lithographs that appeared with Stevenss final congressional report, published in 1860, as well as twelve of the lovely watercolor images from which the final prints were prepared. These views depict landscapes of undisturbed wilderness, scenes from the explorersjourney, and glimpses of settlements in the initial throes of development. The accompanying text tells the story of the survey partys adventures, struggles, and day-to-day activities, and describes each images historical, geographical, and geological importance. Liberally scattered throughout are quotations from the report. Dozens of detailed maps, illustrations, and historical photos further illuminate this engaging history.
LC Classification Number
F593.M4745 2010
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Best companion book to the Pacific Railroad Northen survey route available.
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