Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930 World Most Famous Fault and eastern United States—will introduce

and eastern United States—will introduce readers to all 155 national forests across the country

In the late 1800s

the Mojave Desert encompasses a dramatic and enchanting landscape of ancient volcanic cinder cones

dramatic snow-capped mountains

305 pages 2006 Peter Massey

Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930 World Most Famous Fault and eastern United States—will introduceThe only major U. S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate. This magisterial history tells the full story of the Southern Pacific for the first time, shattering myths about the company that have prevailed to this day. A landmark account, Sunset