Indomitable pluck: One railroad, three tunnels and America's first rails-to-trails bike path (2010)
Parker, Karen (Author)
Kickapoo Valley Press, St. Cloud MN
Physical Details: 100
Language: English
Although hundreds of thousands of bikers and hikers have enjoyed the Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail since it opened in 1966, few know the history behind this unique 32-mile stretch of old Chicago and North Western rail bed. From hundreds of newspaper articles, documents and books, Indomitable Pluck reconstructs the story of the people who drilled three tunnels and forged a path through the rocky hills of Wisconsin's Driftless region, forever changing the local pioneers' lives. This is a tribute not only to the priceless legacy left behind by those engineers, immigrants and laborers, but also to those who had the vision to transform an abandoned railroad line into an enduring recreational path that draws thousands from across the nation and around the world.
...MoreReview Jim Brown (Spring/Summer 2011) Review of "Indomitable pluck: One railroad, three tunnels and America's first rails-to-trails bike path". Railroad History (p. 94).
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