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Big Mike Heney : Irish prince of the iron rails : builder of the White Pass and Yukon and Copper River Northwestern Railways /

Title
Big Mike Heney : Irish prince of the iron rails : builder of the White Pass and Yukon and Copper River Northwestern Railways / Elizabeth A. Tower.
Author
Tower, Elizabeth A.,
Publication
Anchorage, Alaska : Publication Consultants, ©2003.

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Description
96 pages : illustrations, map, portrait; 22 cm
Summary
Big Mike Heney, Irish Prince of the Iron Rails -- Michael James Heney had qualities that assured success on the western frontier at the turn of the century. Vision of the future prompted him to undertake projects shunned by less daring men. Although he lived only 45 years, he founded a city, (Cordova), amassed a fortune, and inspired a best selling novel (The Iron Trail). Without technical training, he built two railroads considered impossible by the leading engineers of his day (the White Pass and Yukon and the Copper River and Northwestern). A ready Irish smile drew people to him and they became his friends for life. Wherever "Big Mike" led, his workers followed, proud to be Heney's boys. -- Provided by publisher.
Alternative Title
Irish prince of the iron rails : builder of the White Pass and Yukon, and Copper River Northwestern Railways
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index.
Contents
Prologue: "The Boy Contractor" -- Skagway: "Wait Patiently and You'll Ride" -- On to the Summit: A Banquet at Twenty Below -- Bennett: The Train Comes at Two -- Carcross: The Golden Spike -- Seattle: "A Life in Clover" -- Cordova: A City is Born -- Katalla: Rails Never Meet the Sails -- Glaciers: The "Irish Prince" Entertains -- Shipwreck: The Beginning of the End -- Kennecott: The Copper Spike -- The Iron Train: Rex Beach Tells the Story -- Epilogue: "Can't Run and Never Will"
ISBN
  • 1594330107
  • 9781594330100
LCCN
2003098684
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library