Excursion through America (The Lakeside classics, no. 71)

Beautifully translated edition of German journalist Nicholas Mohr's journey across the United States to witness the completion of the third transcontinental route, between the Northern Pacific and the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. The railroad journey to Montana, at the behest of NP president Henry Villard, triggered celebrations wherever the train stopped and Mohr captures the excitement and novelty that greeted him. Illustrated throughout. 398 pages.