The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H Chang, Shelley Fisher Fishkin

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The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental Railroad

Gordon H Chang, Shelley Fisher Fishkin with Hilton Obenzinger (Contributor), Roland Hsu (Contributor)

560 pages digital 2019

3 editions

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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The completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 is usually told as a story of national triumph and a key moment for American Manifest Destiny. The Railroad made it possible to cross the country in a matter of days instead of months, pa...

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