Hell on Wheels: Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad

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.

Author: Dick Kreck
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum
Published: 05/01/2013
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781555919481