BookBeetle reviewed The white cascade by Gary Krist
"In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard hit Washington State. High in the Cascade Mountains near …
Interesting time in history
4 stars
I was reading this right when the RR unions were standing up in 2022, so it was an interesting parallel.
Before reading this I knew little about the history of the rail roads or the Paciffic North West. It was an interesting time. I recently read The Indifferent Stars Above about the Donner Party and an earlier period of westward migration. This book was an interesting companion to that one.
It was also interesting to read about an age when the telegraph was so critical.