John Mullan : the tumultuous life of a western road builder /

John Mullan : the tumultuous life of a western road builder /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Petersen, Keith, author.
Imprint:	Pullman, Washington : Washington State University Press, [2014]
Description:	336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Mullan, John, -- 1830-1909. Mullan, John, -- 1830-1909. United States. -- Army. -- Corps of Engineers -- Officers -- Biography. United States. -- Army. -- Corps of Engineers. Military engineers -- United States -- Biography. Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography. Surveyors -- West (U.S.) -- Biography. Lawyers -- United States -- Biography. Armed Forces -- Officers. Explorers. Lawyers. Military engineers. Surveyors. Northwest, Pacific -- Biography. Mullan Road -- History. Washington (D.C.) -- Biography. Pacific Northwest. United States. United States -- Mullan Road. United States, West. Washington (D.C.) Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10072535

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ISBN:	9780874223217 (alk. paper) 0874223210 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Prologue: New York City, May 7, 1863
Section I. Prelude: Out West, 1841
Chapter 1. Annapolis
Chapter 2. West Point
Chapter 3. Railroad Survey
Chapter 4. Explorer
Chapter 5. Killing Time
Section II. Prelude: Latah Creek, Washington Territory, 1858
Chapter 6. "Lieutenant Mullan's Party Has Been Saved From Destruction"
Chapter 7. Wright's Revenge
Chapter 8. Mullan's Road, 1859-1860
Chapter 9. Mullan's Road, 1861-1862
Chapter 10. "Capt. Mullan Wishes to be Made Governor of Idahoe"
Section III. Prelude: Office of the Governor, Sacramento, January 18, 1889
Chapter 11. Family Feud
Chapter 12. The Chico to Boise Line
Chapter 13. "The Notorious Captain John Mullan"
Chapter 14. Rise and Fall
Chapter 15. Dear Papa
Chapter 16. America's Great National Highway
Epilogue: Mullan, Idaho, January 1,2001
Appendix: Mullan's Children
Acknowledgements
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index