Project Gutenberg 2016-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 184 Union Pacific Railroad Company. Passenger Department Union Pacific Railroad Company. Passenger Dept. Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Department Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept. Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Traffic Department The Overland Route to the Road of a Thousand Wonders The Route of the Union Pacific & The Southern Pacific Railroads from Omaha to San Francisco, a Journey of Eighteen Hundred Miles Where Once the Bison & the Indian Reigned Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rick Morris and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Overland Route to The Road of a Thousand Wonders" is an informative publication issued by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Passenger Departments in the early 20th century, specifically around 1908. This book serves as a historical account detailing the route of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads from Omaha to San Francisco, covering approximately eighteen hundred miles. It likely aims to document the journey through the vast landscapes of the American West, touching on themes of exploration and settlement where wildlife, like bison and native peoples, once thrived. The content of the book provides a narrative of the Overland Route, reflecting on both its historical significance and the transformation it brought to the American frontier. Starting from Council Bluffs, Iowa, it highlights the pioneers, explorers, and Native American interactions along the trail, as well as the expansion of railroads that operationally replaced earlier wagon trains and stagecoaches. It includes vivid descriptions of the various landscapes encountered, such as the Rocky Mountains and Great Salt Lake, while exploring the rich history revealed through towns, mining camps, and the challenges faced by those who traversed this path. The author celebrates the meeting point of the railways in Promontory, Utah, signified by the driving of the golden spike, marking a monumental achievement in connecting the continent across diverse terrains. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Union Pacific Railroad Company Southern Pacific Company Railroad travel -- West (U.S.) F590.3 Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American 154102 2025-07-20T16:00:32.719031 text/html 125668 2024-10-23T00:23:33 text/html 11666338 2025-07-20T16:00:40.427046 application/epub+zip 11669309 2025-07-20T16:00:35.933980 application/epub+zip 112508 2025-07-20T16:00:33.945994 application/epub+zip 11320424 2025-07-20T16:00:42.853958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11307223 2025-07-20T16:00:38.568966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154223 2022-09-23T16:14:57.815291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117282 2025-07-20T16:00:31.777013 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97347 2024-10-23T00:23:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17961 2025-07-20T16:00:42.998920 application/rdf+xml 23643 2025-07-20T16:00:34.031029 image/jpeg 3632 2025-07-20T16:00:33.989013 image/jpeg 10946310 2025-07-20T16:00:33.004970 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog