Across the continent: excursion from Wilmington, Del., to San Francisco, Cal., October 6, 1869

After the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 it, and the journey by rail across the continent, became a tourist attraction on its own. This publication, a promotional publication for the Jackson and Sharp Passenger Cars as much as it is for the railroad, chronicles a trip from Omaha to Sacramento. This was just one of the many travel narratives that came out after the line was complete.