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Description
James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder," (1838-1916) was a Canadian-American railroad executive with the Great Northern Railway, responsible for building railways across the northern US. Part visionary, part robber baron, part buccaneer, Stewart Holbrook brings his story to life, in brief, as well as the lives of the other movers and shakers in the railway scene of the times.
Product Details
Publisher | Epicenter Press (WA) |
Publish Date | March 15, 2018 |
Pages | 196 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781935347828 |
Dimensions | 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.4 inches | 0.4 pounds |
About the Author
Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893 - 1964) was an American lumberjack, writer, and popular historian. His writings focused on what he called the "Far Corner"--Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. A self-proclaimed "low-brow" historian, his topics included Ethan Allen, the railroads, the timber industry, the Wobblies, and eccentrics of the Pacific Northwest.
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