The Moffat Line: David Moffat's Railroad Over and Under the Continental Divide University of Pennsylvania Press a stroke kills his father

a stroke kills his father

Published: 03/01/2014

Publisher: Mahamegha Publishers

in a groundbreaking analysis inspired by the religious types described by William James in his seminal The Varieties of Religious Experience

After a lengthy competition that drew thousands of submissions

The Moffat Line: David Moffat's Railroad Over and Under the Continental Divide University of Pennsylvania Press a stroke kills his fatherBy the latter part of the nineteenth century, the railroad was king. Railroad lines crisscrossed the North American continent, allowing for the long distance transportation of oil, coal, lumbar, gold, and other valuables. Despite high operating costs and fierce competition, the search for better and more profitable routes was constant. David Moffat, a banker and railroad executive, dreamed of a direct route across the Rocky Mountains, a route that