David Haward Bain
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Empire Express: Building the 1st Transcontinental Railroad
David Haward Bain
After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century’s most transformative event. 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 era—defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made…
