The Transcontinental Railroad
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Author | : Stephen E. Ambrose |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2001-11-06 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780743203173 |
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Author | : David Haward Bain |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 1432 |
Release | : 2000-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1101658045 |
After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.
Author | : Gordon H. Chang |
Publisher | : Mariner Books |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1328618579 |
Guangdong -- Gold Mountain -- Central Pacific -- Foothills -- The High Sierra -- The Summit -- The Strike -- Truckee -- The Golden Spike -- Beyond Promontory.
Author | : Manu Karuka |
Publisher | : University of California Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2019-01-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520296648 |
Empire’s Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native American tribes, and the Chinese migrants who toiled on its path. In this meticulously researched book, Manu Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism. Through an examination of legislative, military, and business records, Karuka deftly explains the imperial foundations of U.S. political economy. Tracing the shared paths of Indigenous and Asian American histories, this multisited interdisciplinary study connects military occupation to exclusionary border policies, a linked chain spanning the heart of U.S. imperialism. This highly original and beautifully wrought book unveils how the transcontinental railroad laid the tracks of the U.S. Empire.
Author | : Christine Zuchora-Walske |
Publisher | : Core Library |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-08-15 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
ISBN | : 9781680782615 |
In the 1800s, traveling to the West could be dangerous. Horse-drawn wagons were slow, and Native Americans were not always friendly. In the 1840s, plans for a transcontinental railroad were proposed. When gold was discovered in California in the 1850s, the dream started to gain backers. Discover the story of this stage of our country's history.
Author | : Bruce C. Cooper |
Publisher | : Polyglot PressInc |
Total Pages | : 445 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781411599932 |
Author | : Richard White |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 1000 |
Release | : 2011-05-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0393082601 |
A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations." —Michael Kazin, New York Times Book Review The transcontinental railroads were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating economic panics. Their dependence on public largesse drew them into the corridors of power, initiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, remade the landscape of the West, and opened new ways of life and work. Their discriminatory rates sparked a new antimonopoly politics. The transcontinentals were pivotal actors in the making of modern America, but the triumphal myths of the golden spike, Robber Barons larger than life, and an innovative capitalism all die here. Instead we have a new vision of the Gilded Age, often darkly funny, that shows history to be rooted in failure as well as success.
Author | : Eric Kraft |
Publisher | : Benchmark Education Company |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1450907660 |
Thousands of men, billions of dollars according to today's estimates, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles characterized the building of the transcontinental railroad--a tremendous achievement! Today, this accomplishment is viewed as a major factor in binding our nation together.
Author | : Nathan Olson |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2006-09 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780736896528 |
Tells the story of how the Transcontinental Railroad was built during the 1800's. Written in graphic-novel format.
Author | : Peggy Caravantes |
Publisher | : Momentum |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 9781503816350 |
Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.