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Southern Pacific Company

A major American railroad enterprise rather than an individual author, it published travel guides, promotional booklets, and annual reports that helped shape how the American West was imagined in print.

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The Shasta route in all of its grandeur A scenic guide book from San Francisco, California, to Portland, Oregon on the road of a thousand wonders

The Shasta route in all of its grandeur A scenic guide book from San Francisco, California, to Portland, Oregon on the road of a thousand wonders

by Southern Pacific Company

About the author

Southern Pacific Company was the corporate name used by the Southern Pacific railroad system for part of its long history. The wider Southern Pacific network operated across much of the western United States, and the company became well known not only for rail service but also for the printed material it produced for travelers, investors, and settlers.

Books and pamphlets issued under this name often blended practical information with vivid promotion. Titles connected with the company include regional guides, route books, and reports, especially from its passenger department, which used publishing to encourage tourism and migration along its lines.

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