Railroad / The Way West from SRG Antiquarian Books

Behind the Scenes in Washington. Being a Complete and Graphic Account of the Credit Mobilier Investigation... with Sketches of the Leading Senators, Congressmen, Government Officials, etc., and an Accurate Description of the Splendid Public Buildings of the Federal Capital. 1873 First Edition. By Edward Winslow Martin, author of "Secrets of the Great City", etc. Washington DC: The Continental Publishing Co… Read more about this item

Six Months in Kansas by a Lady, [by Hannah Ropes]. Boston: John P Jewett, 1856. 231 pp. First Edition. Contains a woman's story of settlement in Kansas via a series of letters written by Hannah Ropes from Lawrence, Kansas. Immigration of 1854 including the invasion from Missouri. Condition: NOT a library book. Hardcover, fully restored and re-backed with gilt label as shown.… Read more about this item

Life in Prairie Land, by Eliza W Farnham. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1855. Poignant description of the harsh life of women on the Illinois prairie written by an early woman activist. Condition: NOT a library book. Re-backed as pictured. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! *Please Note: This item will be shipped… Read more about this item

Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska, Formerly Russian America--Now Ceded to the United States--and in Various Other Parts of the North Pacific. By Frederick Whymper. With Map and Illustrations. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square. 1869. First Edition. Signed by W D Fenton, founder of the Oregon Historical Society. Illustrated frontispiece with original tissue guard, fold out map,… Read more about this item

The Rocky Mountains; Or, Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Far West, of the Army of the United States, and Illustrated from Various Other Sources.1837, 2 volumes, First American Edition. . With a fold out original map in front of each volume. Each volume 248 pages. Volume one has 10 pages of publisher's book ads. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard.… Read more about this item

California of the South: Its Physical Geography, Climate, Resources, Routes of Travel, and Health Resorts. New York: D Appleton & Company, 1888. With Maps (3 fold out originals) and numerous illustrations. 402 numbered pages includes alphabetical index. Plus 6 pages of Appleton's guidebooks. Great early guide to California with illustrations of known sights as well as well-known people's homes, ranches, etc.… Read more about this item

Ocean to Ocean on Horseback, Captain Willard Glazier, 1896 - fully illustrated. Captain Willard Glazier, author of "Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape" had always wanted to traverse the United States of coast to coast, which he began in April, 1876. He traveled for 200 days, astride his loyal horse "Paul Revere", lecturing, often sponsored by members of the GAR (Grand Army of… Read more about this item

California Illustrated: Including. A Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, by A Returned California - (John M Letts). 1852. New York: William Holdredge: 224 pages, includes California Constitution True first edition, copyright by John M Letts, 1852. With 48 Engravings, many with original tissue guards: "G.V. Cooper Del, On Stone by J Cameron, Litho of G. W. Lewis. NOT a library… Read more about this item

The Railroads of the United States: Their History and Statistics: Comprising The Progress and Present Condition of the Various Lines with their Earnings and Expenses, and Showing Their Wonderful Power in Developing the Resources of the Country.To Which are Added a Synopsis of the Railroad Laws of the United States, and an Article on the Comparative Merits of Iron and… Read more about this item

Agents' and Conductors Manual, Rules and Regulations To be Observed at Stations and Elsewhere in Collecting, Handling, Remitting and Paying Money on Account of the Chicago & North-Western Railway, Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad, and Sioux City & Pacific Railroad ,Western Avenue Station. Stamped 1893, inscribed Frank B Martin. 108 pages including Appendix. Condition: Re-backed. Date was obtained from the… Read more about this item