The Big Four

Book

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

The Big Four

Entry/Object ID

2011.3.32

Description

Biography of the "Big Four"-- Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, and Leland Stanford, Sacramento shopkeepers who eventually created and controlled the Southern Pacific Railroad. Includes the history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. Indexed. References to persons associated with Napa County are entered herein.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2011.3

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Railroads, Rail transportation

Search Terms

Huntington, Collis P., Hopkins, Mark, Stanford, Leland, Crocker, Charles, Judah, Theodore D., Bierce, Ambrose, Stevenson, Robert Louis, Big Four, The, Transcontinental railroad, California railroads, California Central Railroad, California & Oregon Railroad, California Pacific Railroad Company, California Steam Navigation Company, California Street Cable Railway, Central Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad, Railroads, Rail transportation

Book Details

Author

Oscar Lewis

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1863 - 1885

Call No.

920.079 Lewi

Notes

Date: 1938 Copy No.: 1 Spine Label: Pond 920 Lew

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Huntington, Collis P.

Person or Organization

Hopkins, Mark

Person or Organization

Stanford, Leland

Person or Organization

Crocker, Charles

Person or Organization

Judah, Theodore D.

Person or Organization

Bierce, Ambrose

Person or Organization

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Create Date

July 30, 2011

Update Date

July 9, 2026