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Synopsis
An account of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad including material on the greedy barons, chicanery and wheeler-dealing in Washington, importation of coolie labour, the opening of the West and the reaching of Promontory Point, Utah, where the two tracks were joined.
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"Rich with scandal, tragedy, and visionary characters".
-- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self-made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and the Central Pacific's Collis Huntington, to era-defining figures such as President Lincoln, Generals Grant and Sherman, Mark Twain, and Walt Whitman, to the thousands of nameless laborers -- especially the Irish and Chines -- whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension, not only to this monumental endeavor, but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0756764491
- ISBN 13 9780756764494
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages797
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