RAILROADS TRANSFORM THE WEST, 1860–1893

Map on spring roller with backboard

$210.00

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Two maps (one showing the nation in 1869, and one in 1893) show cattle ranges, cattle trails, railheads, the main transcontinental railroad route, other long-haul routes, and secondary routes. One inset at the bottom has a chart showing the increase in railroad track decade by decade from 1860 to 1890, and the other has a chart showing the increase in Western population decade by decade from 1860 to 1890, and pie charts showing the percentage of farmed to unfarmed land in 1860 versus 1890.

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This title is part of the series: THE NYSTROM COMPLETE U.S. HISTORY MAP SET