Название: A Great & Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
Автор: John Hoyt Williams
Издательство: Times Books
ISBN: 0812918320
Год: 1989
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 372
Размер: 54,4 МБ
Язык: Английский
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 œGreat 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.