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To the ramparts of infinity : Colonel W.C. Falkner and the Ripley Railroad / Jack D. Elliott Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elliott, Jack D., Jr., 1953- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Falkner, William C. (William Clark), 1825-1889.
- Falkner, William C.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Biography.
- Confederate States of America.
- United States. Army--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Mississippi--History--19th century--Biography.
- Mississippi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 400 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- Other Title:
- Colonel W.C. Falkner and the Ripley Railroad
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2022]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Settling the land: Cumberland Gap and beyond
- Arrival in Mississippi
- Things that go bump in the night: the McCannon Affair
- Mexico: going to see the elephant
- The Hindman feud
- Building railroads
- And history shall never forget you: the war, part 1
- Belt of desolation: the war, part 2
- Reconstruction and rebuilding
- The railroad to Ripley
- The railroad plods along
- Novelist and world traveler
- And beyond that: the railroad revived
- The shooting
- Aftermath: the later years of the railroad.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 14, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Elliott, Jack D., 1953- To the ramparts of infinity.
- ISBN:
- 1496841913
- 9781496841889
- 1496841883
- 9781496841896
- 1496841891
- 9781496841902
- 1496841905
- 9781496841919
- Publisher Number:
- 40031395060
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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