Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental RailroadCulminating in the driving of the Golden Spike in the Utah desert in 1869, which touched off a frenzy of celebration, the narrative ends in 1873 in Washington under the Capitol rotunda, with the crushing fall of a popular politician and the exposure of a powerful, hidden railroad lobby - a scandal, which, for half a year, dominated the press and the country's imagination."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
For All the Human Family | 3 |
Who Can Oppose Such a Work? | 16 |
Page | 22 |
Copyright | |
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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad David Haward Bain No preview available - 2000 |
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