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Book Synopsis
Blends in-depth research and personal and family experiences to re-create a ‘memoir’ of Tucumcari. Drawing on newspapers and government documents as well as business records, personal interviews, and archival holdings, Stratton weaves a poignant tale of a western town’s rise and decline.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. The Jewish Founding Fathers
  • Chapter Two. Railroad Town
  • Chapter Three. Highways and Byways
  • Chapter Four. A Big Dam in the Middle of Nowhere
  • Chapter Five. The Hometown of Billy Walters
  • Chapter Six. The Townless Highway
  • Chapter Seven. Railroad Blues
  • Chapter Eight. Living with the Bypass
  • Chapter Nine. Down the Slippery Slope
  • Chapter Ten. Some Went Running
  • Chapter Eleven. The Other Side: Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Tucumcari Tonite A Story of Railroads Route 66

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      Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
      Publication Date: 01/04/2022
      ISBN13: 9780826363398, 978-0826363398
      ISBN10: 0826363393
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Blends in-depth research and personal and family experiences to re-create a ‘memoir’ of Tucumcari. Drawing on newspapers and government documents as well as business records, personal interviews, and archival holdings, Stratton weaves a poignant tale of a western town’s rise and decline.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Chapter One. The Jewish Founding Fathers
      • Chapter Two. Railroad Town
      • Chapter Three. Highways and Byways
      • Chapter Four. A Big Dam in the Middle of Nowhere
      • Chapter Five. The Hometown of Billy Walters
      • Chapter Six. The Townless Highway
      • Chapter Seven. Railroad Blues
      • Chapter Eight. Living with the Bypass
      • Chapter Nine. Down the Slippery Slope
      • Chapter Ten. Some Went Running
      • Chapter Eleven. The Other Side: Conclusion
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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