Great and Shining Road - The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad

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 "Great 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.

About the author

John Hoyt Williams, a professor of history at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, is the author of Sam Houston.

Summary

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 is the 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.

Product details

• Authors: John Hoyt Williams
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1996
• EAN: 9780803297890
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-9789-0
• No. of pages: 349
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 227 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 508 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Züge und Eisenbahnen: Sachbuch, Transportation, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General