Shadow on the Land [electronic resource] : A Western Story
Wayne D. Overholser2014
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Central Oregon-the last frontier. Transportation is still by stagecoach and
freight wagon. There is a movement afoot for a people's railroad, paid for by
the state, to bring the benefits of rails to the area, to make it easier to ship
livestock and produce, and to encourage settlement. For years the competing
railroad barons, James J. Hill and Edward H. Harriman, have done nothing toward
building a line in central Oregon, but now, under the impetus of the people's
railroad bill, they both set out to do just that.
Lee Dawes, a front man buying rights-of-way for the Hill interests, is charged
with besting Mike Quinn, who is acquiring rights-of-way for the Harriman line.
Dawes and Quinn have competed in this kind of work for years, as they have
competed for women. An essential property on the way to Bend is owned by Hanna
Racine, and both Dawes and Quinn want the right-of-way across her land. The two
vie to come up with a strategy to seduce her into committing to the interes...
Main title:
Shadow on the Land [electronic resource] : A Western Story / Wayne D. Overholser
Author:
Wayne D. Overholser, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Skyhorse Publishing, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (212 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781628738469
Language:
English
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BRN:
428433
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