All aboard for Santa Fe; railway promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s.0826336574 All aboard for Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. ; railway promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s. Dye, Victoria E. U. of New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Press 2005 163 pages $24.95 Hardcover HE2781 This history focuses on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting marks ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February, 1859. Company's early efforts to highlight Santa Fe as an ideal tourism destination. The text is supplemented with many illustrations from this marketing campaign and with hotel and curio cu·ri·o n. pl. cu·ri·os A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac. [Short for curiosity. listings and tourism statistics from 1890 to 1940. Dye is a historian who formerly worked in New Mexico's tourism industry. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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