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Railroads & revolutions : the story of Roy Hoard / J.F. Hulse

By:

Hulse, J.F

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: El Paso, TX : Mangan Books , 1986Description: 126 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:

093020820X

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DDC classification:

LAS 92 HOA

Summary: This is a unique view of an American businessman who surmounted the incredible problems of running a railroad, and keeping it running, even in the midst of terrifying odds. Bridges were burned, engines dynamited, trains destroyed. Yet Roy Hoard was able to keep communications open with all sides of the conflicts - a remarkable feat. One of his fortes included handling the irascible Pancho Villa who said of him, "I would have hung him to the nearest telephone pole but he would never stop talking." In his later years, he played an active role in the civic, economic and political leadership of El Paso, Texas.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 92 HOA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		045435

This is a unique view of an American businessman who surmounted the incredible problems of running a railroad, and keeping it running, even in the midst of terrifying odds. Bridges were burned, engines dynamited, trains destroyed. Yet Roy Hoard was able to keep communications open with all sides of the conflicts - a remarkable feat. One of his fortes included handling the irascible Pancho Villa who said of him, "I would have hung him to the nearest telephone pole but he would never stop talking." In his later years, he played an active role in the civic, economic and political leadership of El Paso, Texas.

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