Westward by rail: the new route to the East

"A first-hand account of the scenery, stops, and fellow passengers to be found on the 3,000-mile railway journey from New York to San Francisco in 1869."@en
"Rae, a London Daily News correspondent, recounts his 1869 rail journey across the United States from New York to San Francisco. He describes the typical passengers, and the excitement of the daring plunge from the Sierra Nevada mountain range down to Sacramento made with engines turned off and the brakes bolted tightly."@en
"The History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West."@en