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- Author: Linda Thorsen Bond
- Publisher: History Press
- Year: 2023
- Pages: 144
- ISBN-10: 1467153494
- ISBN-13: 9781467153492
- Format: 15.2 x 22.6 x 1 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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The Story of the Railroad Visionary Who Put San Angelo on the Map.
Over 100 years ago, Arthur Stilwell built 2,300 miles of railroad, founded 40 cities, and added $1 billion to the US economy. He was a visionary. He was controversial. He picked San Angelo for a main depot on his Kansas City, Mexico and Orient railway line. But he hadn't counted on the Mexican Revolution and challenging characters like the revolutionista general, Pancho Villa. Meanwhile, San Angelo wrestled with neighboring Texas town Sweetwater for the right to host the depot. Dr. Linda Thorsen Bond sorted sorted through scores of sources to piece together the fascinating fragments of Stilwell's dream of steam.
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- Author: Linda Thorsen Bond
- Publisher: History Press
- Year: 2023
- Pages: 144
- ISBN-10: 1467153494
- ISBN-13: 9781467153492
- Format: 15.2 x 22.6 x 1 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
The Story of the Railroad Visionary Who Put San Angelo on the Map.
Over 100 years ago, Arthur Stilwell built 2,300 miles of railroad, founded 40 cities, and added $1 billion to the US economy. He was a visionary. He was controversial. He picked San Angelo for a main depot on his Kansas City, Mexico and Orient railway line. But he hadn't counted on the Mexican Revolution and challenging characters like the revolutionista general, Pancho Villa. Meanwhile, San Angelo wrestled with neighboring Texas town Sweetwater for the right to host the depot. Dr. Linda Thorsen Bond sorted sorted through scores of sources to piece together the fascinating fragments of Stilwell's dream of steam.
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