| Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad Contributor(s): Williams, John Hoyt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803297890 ISBN-13: 9780803297890 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: This 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - General - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 385.097 |
| LCCN: 96007976 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.14" W x 8.96" (1.11 lbs) 349 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
