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9781560068808

Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

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  • ISBN13:

    9781560068808

  • ISBN10:

    1560068809

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-09-01
  • Publisher: Greenhaven Pr
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Table of Contents

Foreword 6(2)
Important Dates in the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad 8(2)
Introduction Spanning a Vast Continent 10(3)
America's Will: Manifest Destiny
13(13)
America's Ability: The Industrial Revolution
26(13)
Linking East and West
39(13)
The Central Pacific: East Across the Sierra Nevada
52(18)
The Union Pacific: West Across the Great Plains
70(15)
The Race to Settle the New American Landscape
85(13)
Troubling Consequences
98(16)
Epilogue Mastering New Frontiers
112(2)
Notes 114(2)
For Further Reading 116(2)
Works Consulted 118(2)
Index 120(7)
Picture Credits 127(1)
About the Author 128

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