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.
Author: John Hoyt Williams
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 07/01/1996
Pages: 349
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.14w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9780803297890
ISBN10: 0803297890
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Railroads | General
- History | United States | 19th Century
Author: John Hoyt Williams
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 07/01/1996
Pages: 349
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.14w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9780803297890
ISBN10: 0803297890
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Railroads | General
- History | United States | 19th Century
About the Author
John Hoyt Williams, a professor of history at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, is the author of Sam Houston.
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