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

Building the Transcontinental Railroad: Race of the Railroad Companies 9781538208267, 9781538208168, 9781538208045

A railroad across the United States was once thought to be nearly impossible. The vast expanse from the Pacific to the A

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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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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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Amtrak: The History and Politics of a National Railroad 9781685857073

Nice covers the origins, politics, and performance of the Amtrak system.

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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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Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 9781328618610, 1328618617

“Gripping . . . Chang has accomplished the seemingly impossible . . . He has written a remarkably rich, human, and compe

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

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The Great Road: The Building of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Nation’s First Railroad, 1828-1853 9781503622234

This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early Amer

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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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