The Transcontinental Railroad in Utah

The Transcontinental Railroad in Utah
Author: Kathy Kirkpatrick
Publisher: America Through Time
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781634991346

The Transcontinental Railroad in Utah shows the impact of the large number of new arrivals on the population and economy of Utah, as well as the impact of the people of Utah on those newly arrived. This fascinating history includes descriptions and photos of the living conditions, types of work, locations of railroad stations, and interactions with the local populations of the various ethnic and religious groups who arrived in Utah from 1869-1940. Detail is provided on the employment of the new arrivals and the businesses they owned, as well as the neighborhoods in which they lived and the churches they established. Their lives are described, as well as details of the locations of the railroad stations where they first arrived, plus the deaths and burials that occurred among them. Some arrival names are included with family stories, along with references to source materials at various repositories. A multitude of photos provide depth to the story.

Ghosts of Gold Mountain

Ghosts of Gold Mountain
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.

The Transcontinental Railroad

The Transcontinental Railroad
Author: Edward Renehan
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2007
Genre: Business
ISBN: 1438104294

In May 1869, the US railroad network unified when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads came together in Promontory, Utah. This book discusses the important milestone in the expansion of the United States and its impact on the nation, both positive and negative.

Ten Mile Day

Ten Mile Day
Author: Mary Ann Fraser
Publisher: Square Fish
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2016-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250131243

On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West--the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.

Utah History Encyclopedia

Utah History Encyclopedia
Author: Allan Kent Powell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 696
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN:

The first complete history of Utah in encyclopedic form, with entries from Anasazi to ZCMI!

Empire Express

Empire Express
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.

Nothing Like It In the World

Nothing Like It In the World
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.

What the Railroad Will Bring Us

What the Railroad Will Bring Us
Author: Richard White
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 9781646420506

In volume 25 of the Arrington Lecture Series, Richard White discusses the transcontinental railroad's impact on Utah's environment, culture, and political atmosphere. In the 150 years since the completion of the Pacific Railroad, there have been lasting implications across the West, including for the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settlers. The Arrington Lecture series, established by one of the twentieth-century West's most distinguished historians, Leonard Arrington, has become a leading forum for prominent historians to address topics related to Mormon history. Utah State University hosts the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series through the Merrill-Cazier Library Special Collections and Archives department.

A Great and Shining Road

A Great and Shining Road
Author: John Hoyt Williams
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780803297890

The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads were officially joined on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah, with the driving of a golden spike. This historic ceremony marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Spanning the Sierras and the “Great American Desert,” the tracks connected San Francisco to Council Bluffs, Iowa. A Great and Shining Road is the exciting story of a mammoth feat that called forth entrepreneurial daring, financial wizardry, technological innovation, political courage and chicanery, and the heroism of thousands of laborers.