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059 - Connecting The Coasts: The Building Of The Transcontinental Railroad
About this episode:
It was early 1863 and in the very midst of a civil war that challenged the continued existence of the Union, an event that looked to its future. Indeed, a daunting enterprise – the breaking of ground for the Central Pacific Railroad. This is the story of a great undertaking. This is the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad.
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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
Grenville M. Dodge
Theodore D. Judah
Leland Stanford
Thomas "Doc" Durant
Lewis Clement
Charles Crocker
For Further Reading:
Nothing Like it in the World: The Men that Built the…
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