Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. Preface VII
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Mountain Wall, Snow, Basins, and Rivers 6
6. 2. Trans-Sierra Transport before Wheeled Vehicles 12
7. 3. Wagon Trains across the Sierra 34
8. 4. Local Initiatives in Road Building 54
9. 5. State Government Road Measures 75
10. 6. The Distant Prospect of Railroads 100
11. 7. The Federal Government Builds West to California 115
12. 8. Mail Contracts and Stagecoach Service 125
13. 9. A Revival of Interest in Road Construction in California 139
14. 10. The Central Pacific Railroad 163
15. Epilogue: Trans-Sierra Roads after 1869 174
16. Notes 181
17. References 195
18. Index 207