Series
Summary
Presents a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and its effects on American life. Full description
Series: Crossroads America
Cultures collide: Native Americans and Europeans, 1492-1700
Independence now: the American Revolution, 1763-1783
Railroad fever: building the transcontinental railroad, 1830-1870
Bright ideas: the age of invention in America, 1870-1910
Freedom struggle: the anti-slavery movement, 1830-1865
New beginnings: Jamestown and the Virginia Colony, 1607-1699
Speaking out: the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1964