The First Transcontinental Railroad: A History of the Building of the Pacific Railroad 9781465947420

The Union Pacific: The History of America’s Most Famous Railroad Company and Its Role in the Transcontinental Railroad

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *In

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El ferrocarril transcontinental (The Transcontinental Railroad) 9781538250570, 9781538250563, 9781538250556

A transcontinental railroad spanning the United States was once thought to be impossible. After a practical route was fo

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Over the Range : A History of the Promontory Summit Route of the Pacific Railroad 9780874217063, 9780874217056

Francaviglia looks anew at the geographical-historical context of the driving of the golden spike in May 1869. He gazes

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The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental Railroad 1503608298, 9781503608290

The completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 is usually told as a story of national triumph and a key mom

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The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental Railroad 9781503609259

This landmark volume sheds light on the lives and experiences of the Chinese workers who made up 90% of the workforce th

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Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad 9781480442931, 1480442933

True stories drawn from the inspirational and heartrending history of the Underground Railroad It is estimated that by

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America’s Greatest Engineering Projects: The Construction History of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Panama Canal, and the Hoover Dam

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the projects' construction *Includes online resources and a bibliography f

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The Underground Railroad 9788834140574

The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel by Colso

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The Chinese and the iron road. Building the transcontinental railroad 9781503608290, 9781503609242, 9781503609259, 7217572177, 2013114117, 1993151176, 1993255303, 1974197204, 1503608298, 1503609243

The completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 is usually told as a story of national triumph and a key mom

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The Structure of Transcontinental Railroad Rates [Reprint 2020 ed.] 9780520336629

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