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Article: transcontinental railroad
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      676 words ...transcontinental railroad in U.S. history, rail ... thus completing the first transcontinental railroad. Others followed. Three ... Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad (1967, repr. 1970 ...

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Dictionary of American History;      700+ words ...TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, BUILDING OF TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, BUILDING OF. The Transcontinental Railroad was the result of the U.S. commitment to Manifest Destiny and its burgeoning industrial might. Long distances and slow transportation ...

Article: Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the ...
Book;  September 1, 2000 ;     587 words ... ... World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869 Stephen E. Ambrose ... history of the construction of the transcontinental railroad, which he sees as one of the ... engine over the route of the transcontinental railroad as thousands of enthusiasts cheered ...

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Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  September 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Before the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 ... the Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869'' (Simon ... without workers: ``The transcontinental railroad was the last great building ...

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Old West: Building the Transcontinental Railroad
Archive Photos;  January 1, 1960 ;     253 words ... ... 01-01-1960 Old West: Building the Transcontinental Railroad Great railroad construction crews moved ... during the 1862-69 construction of the transcontinental railroad. The expression "hell on wheels" refers ...