LEADER 00000nam 22004691i 4500 001 frd00023850 003 CtWfDGI 005 20180802135553.0 006 m eo d 007 cr un ---anuuu 008 180802s2016 xx eo 000 0 eng d 020 9781933108902|q(pdf) 024 3 9781933108902 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 043 n-usp-- 050 4 F590.7 082 04 978/.02|223 100 1 Kreck, Dick,|eauthor. 245 10 Hell on Wheels :|bWicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad /|cDick Kreck. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bFulcrum Publishing,|c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 1 online resource (280 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 Overnight settlements, better known as Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West.". 588 0 Print version record. 610 20 Union Pacific Railroad Company|xHistory|y19th century. 650 0 Frontier and pioneer life|zWest (U.S.) 650 0 Railroad stations|zWest (U.S.)|xHistory|y19th century. 650 0 Cities and towns|zWest (U.S.)|xHistory|y19th century. 650 7 TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History.|2bisacsh 651 0 West (U.S.)|xHistory, Local. 651 0 West (U.S.)|xSocial life and customs. 651 0 West (U.S.)|vBiography. 655 0 Electronic books. 700 1 Halass, David,|eauthor. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aKreck, Dick.|tHell on Wheels.|dGolden, Colorado : Fulcrum, [2013]|z9781555919481 (alkaline paper) |w(DLC)2013003776 914 frd00023850
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