Hell on Wheels: Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad

Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Published: 05/01/2013
ISBN: 9781555919481
Pages: 265
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/29/2013