| Grand Island and Hall County Contributor(s): Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738541443 ISBN-13: 9780738541440 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| LCCN: 2006933895 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.7" W x 9.22" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Nebraska - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Grand Island and Hall County, settled by German immigrants in 1857, benefited from the diversification that the railroad and western immigrants brought to central Nebraska. Their stories, captured in these images, are the stories of the heart and soul of America. Located in the Platte River valley, Grand Island and Hall County have long served as a gateway to the West. Thousands of western immigrants traveling the California-Overland and Mormon Trails purchased their supplies from the many road ranches scattered across Hall County. The Union Pacific Railroad arrived in Grand Island on July 8, 1866, and brought with it growth and prosperity. Grand Island swiftly evolved from a prairie town to a railroad city. From the sugar beet factory to the world's second-largest horse and mule market, business and industry flourished, and the people of Hall County reaped the benefits. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: - Taken from the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer's collection of nearly 60,000 archival photographs, the images in this book bring to life the daily lives of Hall County from 1870 to 1929. Since 1967, Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer has given visitors a glimpse of pioneer life. Described as a "crossroads in time," Stuhr Museum preserves and portrays the inspiring story of the pioneer town builders who created the first communities in Nebraska. |