Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Mountain wall, snow, basins, and rivers -- 2. Trans-Sierra transport before wheeled vehicles -- 3. Wagon trains across the Sierra -- 4. Local initiatives in road building -- 5. State government road measures -- 6. The distant prospect of railroads -- 7. The federal government builds west to California -- 8. Mail contracts and stagecoach service -- 9. A revival of interest in road construction in California -- 10. The central Pacific railroad -- Epilogue: Trans-Sierra roads after 1869 -- Notes -- References -- Index
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index
