Tracing the geological and railroad history of the Pacific Northwest, Leon Speroff uniquely evokes the Age of the Railroad in his newest book, The Deschutes River Railroad War. With intricate detail, expert understanding and amusing anecdotes, he brings to life this facinating true tale of the race to expand railroad service from the Columbia River up the Deschutes River to Bend, Oregon. There are 89 black & white historical photos, 55 full color photos, 16 maps, numerous charts, railroad logos and memoribilia. "I found myself seventy pages into the book before putting it down for a dinner call...This book is not just for Great Northern, Spokane, Portland & Seattle and Union Pacific Railway fans, but for all rail fans and historians." Duane Buck, President Great Northern Railway Historical Society --book blurb "Speroff has written a compelling story of the buiding of the Deschutes railroads: the men, the obstacles, the conflicts, and finally the success--it all makes exciting reading." Jerry Tanquist, Pacific NW Chapter National Railway Historical Society --book blurb Tracing the geological and railroad history of the Pacific Northwest, Leon Speroff uniquely evokes the Age of the Railroad in his newest book, The Deschutes River Railroad War. Wtih intricate detail, exprert understanding and amusing anecdotes, he brings to life this facinating true tale of the race to expand railroad service from the Columbia River up the Deschutes River to Bend, Oregon. When the two railroad barons, James J. Hill of the Great Northern and Edward H. Harriman of the Union Pacific, both set their sights on the Deschutes River Canyon for building a railway to Bend, neither man could have foreseen the massive expenditure of money, time, energy and human lives that characterized their mad rush to the finish. While Harriman's team built along the east side of the river, Hill's men blasted their way up the west side. Suddenly, the isolated central Oregon town found itself with two railroads running virtually side by side where previously there had been no train service at all. At the heart of this gripping story is the essence of the American West and the magnates, workers, immigrants and settlers whose impact on the region would usher the age of railroad transportatio into the Twentieth century. Leon Speroff is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University. He is known worldwide for his textbook, Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility. After completing his specialty training and serving in the Air Force, Dr. Speroff began his academic career at the Yale University School of Medicine. He then chaired the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Oregon, and subsequently, the Department of Reproductive Biology at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, his home State. Dr. Speroff still roots for the Cleveland sports teams. He returned to Oregon to continue his writing and teaching, living in a rural area outside of Portland, OR, with his wife, a retired nurse-midwife and theire two daughters, Sevda and Elena, accomplished equestrians. He is also the author of Carlos Montezuma, MD, published by Arnica Publishing, Inc. Used Book in Good Condition