{"product_id":"after-promontory-1","title":"After Promontory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States\u003ci\u003e, After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading\u003c\/i\u003e profiles the history and heritage of this historic event. Starting with the original Union Pacific—Central Pacific lines that met at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, the book expands the narrative by considering all of the transcontinental routes in the United States and examining their impact on building this great nation. Exquisitely illustrated with full color photographs, \u003ci\u003eAfter Promontory\u003c\/i\u003e divides the western United States into three regions—central, southern, and northern—and offers a deep look at the transcontinental routes of each one. Renowned railroad historians Maury Klein, Keith Bryant, and Don Hofsommer offer their perspectives on these regions along with contributors H. Roger Grant and Rob Krebs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Center for Railroad Photography and Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572676264118,"sku":"9780253039620","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780253039620_a71f4b75-16e3-44af-8def-45561e930edd.jpg?v=1726139269","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/after-promontory-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}